It's Real (6/24/07)

Life is so real right now. Everything is more real after something like this happens. Heart attacks happen, accidents happen, planes crash, ships wreck, tornadoes and hurricanes hit, suicide happens, diseases ravage the body, wars rage on in the world, body, and mind, terrorists terrorize, sociopaths torture, rapes happen, cancer kills, children are kidnapped, the innocent die, divorces happen, murder is real, bitterness, jealousy, lust, rage, and despair are all real, faith dies, hope dwindles, everything held dear can be ripped away in an instant, life can lose meaning, purpose is lost, death hurts, devastation hits. One moment can change everything, every second matters, and no one actually understands this until they experience it. Every touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight takes on a new meaning when devastation enters a life. Everything is new. There are a million firsts. The firsts kill. The first Easter, the first summer, the first family movie. It doesn't take a lot to understand it, just something painful. The loss of a job to the loss of someone dear. Very different situations, but it still makes life real. It opens eyes, hearts, and minds. But there's hope. Even though this is all real, and sometimes reality sucks, more often than not, but in the end, love heals. Life is all about love. Life is real, but so is love. And love can do anything. That's all that matters. That's all we need. It's all about love, of course, that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.