In our short time on this planet, losing someone – whether through death, divorce, falling out, breakup, or just drifting apart – hits hard.
The pain of their absence messes with the future you thought was rock-solid. Making plans or dreaming about the future just rips open those wounds again.
Living without them feels dull and incomplete. Even in the mundane moments, their absence is glaring. Nostalgia for their existence never really satisfies because their potential and the promises we made together are gone.
Breakups and deaths might mess you up, but life doesn't pause for your grief. Grief sneaks up on you, hitting you hard when you least expect it. Some say there's a weird insight and liberation in feeling that deep despair.
It's like losing a part of yourself, and what's left is a mix of memories and ideas. The days and who you used to be are gone, but time keeps ticking. It's about accepting the loss, honoring the past, and embracing the present with whatever grace and wit you can muster.
Mark Kingwell sums it up: Happiness doesn't fly solo or with a partner, and mourning is about the future that's never going to happen. Face it – everything, including you, has an expiration date.
Acknowledgements.
I would like to thank ChatGPT for helping me make improvements and beta reading for me, my friends for crying when I sent them the raws of this, and 3 am A0paper who was sleep deprived and high on caffeine when they thought of this idea and wrote it all in 30 minutes.
I hope you enjoyed Humans and Gods.
Have a nice day, night, noon, afternoon, evening whatever bleh.
— Sincerely, author.
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