If you ever get the chance to love a person who knows grief, do not let them go You see, the thing about grief is that it’s not exclusive it consumes life and it taints everything a little grey It won’t hesitate to remind you that everyone and everything you love will disappear some day But I’ve found that the people who carry grief love with a fierceness that no one else knows They understand what’s at stake because they’ve had to let someone go So they remember the little things and they show up when it counts They know that life is rare you won’t have to spell it out So don’t take for granted the people who know loss for they know more about love because they know what it costs - Whitney Hanson
“You two had a beautiful friendship. Maybe more than a friendship. And I envy you. In my place, most parents would wish the whole thing go away… And pray their sons land on their feet. But… I am not such a parent.” We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to make yourself feel nothing so as not to feel anything — what a waste! Have I spoken too much? Then let me say one more thing. It’ll clear the air. I may have come close, but I never had what you two have. Something always held me back or stood in the way. How you live your life is your business, just remember, our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once. And before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one looks at it, much less wants to come near it. Right now, there’s sorrow, pain. Don’t kill it and with it the joy you’ve felt.”
O nosso avô era e será eternamente, uma das nossas pessoas preferidas. Bondade, era a maior característica do avô e uma daquelas coisas que segura uma família de uma maneira por vezes imperceptível. O avô nunca levantava a voz e raramente se zangava, no entanto quando ele queria falar, toda a família se sentava em silêncio para ouvir. Se isso não é amor, eu não sei o que é. Dizem que nunca temos tempo suficiente com quem amamos mas o nosso avô tinha uma percepção diferente. Se houve coisa que não nos faltou foi tempo. Ele nunca deixou que um almoço de família demorasse menos de duas horas, que um abraço demorasse menos de 30 segundos ou que qualquer história não demorasse pelo menos o triplo a contar do que qualquer outra pessoa. O nosso avô demorou o seu tempo a amar-nos e nunca o fez com pressa. Vamos lembrar-nos eternamente de ti nas piadas que contavas, nos dias de sol na praia e em cada sorriso da avó. Querido avô, conhecer-te e amar-te foi o mai...
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