“I guess that’s part of what the living did – they took care of their dead.”
― The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
― The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
“When someone passes, Benjamin, people always ask, ‘Why did God take them?’ A better question would be ‘Why did God give them to us?’ What did we do to deserve their love, their joy, the sweet moments we shared? Didn’t you have such moments with Annabelle?” “Every day,” I rasped. “Those moments are a gift. But their end is not a punishment. I am never cruel, Benjamin. I know you before you are born. I know you after you die. My plans for you are not defined by this world. “Beginnings and endings are earthly ideas. I go on. And because I go on, you go on with me. Feeling loss is part of why you are on Earth. Through it, you appreciate the brief gift of human existence, and you learn to cherish the world I created for you. But the human form is not permanent. It was never meant to be. That gift belongs to the soul. “I know the tears you shed, Benjamin. When people leave this Earth, their loved ones always weep.” She smiled. “But I promise you, those who leave do not.”
― The Stranger in the Lifeboat
― The Stranger in the Lifeboat
“Some days getting up seemed like a bigger commitment than I was ready for. Get up and show up. That’s what you had to do in life.”
― The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
― The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
“Beginnings and endings are earthly ideas. I go on. And because I go on, you go on with me. Feeling loss is part of why you are on Earth. Through it, you appreciate the brief gift of human existence, and you learn to cherish the world I created for you. But the human form is not permanent. It was never meant to be. That gift belongs to the soul. “I know the tears you shed, Benjamin. When people leave this Earth, their loved ones always weep.” She smiled. “But I promise you, those who leave do not.”
― The Stranger in the Lifeboat
― The Stranger in the Lifeboat
“Maybe laughter after someone dies is the way we tell ourselves that they are still alive in some way. Or that we are.”
― The Stranger in the Lifeboat
― The Stranger in the Lifeboat
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