Anything Under the Sun • April 18, 2016
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Anything Under the SunDiaryHeart TalkThe Poet in Me
Why?
Why so soon?
Why is life so unfair?
But, in life, not all questions are answered.
There’s nothing we can do but gather the pieces of our broken selves and continue to face the uncertainties of life.
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The detail “But, in life, not all questions are answered.” makes the article feel specific because it points back to the unanswered “why” after loss and the work of gathering broken pieces afterward.
It feels raw and spare, which is exactly why it lands.
There is no joke to add here; the strength is in letting the silence stay honest.
The question I would put under this one: How do people continue when the question “why” has no answer that can repair the loss?
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The image I keep is the unanswered “why” after loss and the work of gathering broken pieces afterward, especially when the article moves near “But, in life, not all questions are answered..”
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