The Knock at the Door by Ryan Manion

Author:Ryan Manion
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Center Street
Published: 2019-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

“I know this won’t make sense to you right now, but I promise you, you will be okay.”

This was the most helpful comment I received from anyone throughout my entire grieving process, and it came from a woman I barely knew. I wanted to roll my eyes when she said it. The Navy had connected me with Char, now a dear friend of mine, who had lost her husband five years before I lost Brendan.

It was a nice gesture to remind me that life goes on. I nodded and smiled politely at her words, but I wasn’t buying them. What does she know? I thought. She’s remarried and starting a new family. She can’t possibly understand.

I was wrong. Sometimes you’re too absorbed in your own struggle to imagine that there could ever be a life outside it. But there is. And it’s a good life at that. Just as I didn’t believe Char, you may not believe me when I tell you that. And I can’t say I would blame you if you don’t. But if you can give up any of your doubt, give it up to the possibility that life gets better.

Grief may cause you to stop believing in a lot of things: a benevolent God, a life plan, the goodness of other people. But you must always believe in possibility. It can be tempting to shut down and close yourself off completely. Don’t do it. Leave the door open, if only a crack.

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