He's gone.What do they do now ?
By alokn99
@alokn99 (5717)
India
February 1, 2009 1:03am CST
A young boy,the only son and not more than 20 years old is taken away from his doting parents. They had done everything for him, a car, all that he wanted, the best of education and even had just completed a new house for him. But yet when the time came and he battled against a terminal illness, there was little that they could do, but just be at his side at his times of suffering. And as his body come into the house his father broke down unconsolably. All that he ever wanted was the happines of his son. He tried everything and was ready to give back everything to get his son back. But alas, such are the uncertainities of life.
We all have our stories and experiences of how we give our everything , but yet at times it seems that life is unmerciful and we have to accept the eventualities of fate.
What conviction and hope do the parents live with, now that thier only loving son is gone ?
Share your thoughts.
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5 responses
@balasri (26537)
• India
5 Feb 09
So sad.Words become meaningless in such situations.Well, not only the words the very life of is very very meaningless when we are prone to such disasters.We are the most powerless and weak things alive and the most arrogant and and proud without any reason.The will of God is merciless and most intricate and confusing at times to the level of bringing in shades of doubts ob His very existence.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
7 Feb 09
Life IS unmerciful Alok, no question. And I guess this is when faith becomes so important. Regardless of what it is that we find faith in, there are numerous unanswered questions in life that faith can hopefully help us cope with. You have posed a question that is so very, very hard to provide a generic answer for! All we could hope for in a situation like the one you have shared is that Parents can reach a level of solace in their lives that allows them to focus more on how their son LIVED, rather than be burdened by the thoughts of him being taken from them. It's kind of like the saying - "It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all" I guess. Easy enough said I know, but I am not sure how else to expound on all of this to be honest. This is definitely one of your more difficult discussions to answer! 
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
7 Feb 09
It's difficult to answer, because it's one of the most difficult situations to face. Parents who do everything for their children, do so with so much hopes and aspirations in wanting to do so much for them. When that is taken away from them, what gives them the spirit to carry on ? The saying makes sense,but it's not easy to comprehend what next and how do they cope with it ?
Thanks for the reponse James.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
3 Feb 09
It is really utterly shocking and sad
that a young one aged 20 years is no more in this world. He was too young to leave this world. But Alas! it was God's will! You are right sometimes, we feel so helpless against the deeds of nature or say God, that we just cannot ANYTHING. It is very very difficult for a father to console himself in his hour of grief. My heartfelt condolence to the grieving family. May the great God give them enough strength to bear this untimely and irrepairable loss.
that a young one aged 20 years is no more in this world. He was too young to leave this world. But Alas! it was God's will! You are right sometimes, we feel so helpless against the deeds of nature or say God, that we just cannot ANYTHING. It is very very difficult for a father to console himself in his hour of grief. My heartfelt condolence to the grieving family. May the great God give them enough strength to bear this untimely and irrepairable loss.
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
1 Feb 09
It is always difficult to lose someone. I cannot say in words how terrible it must feel.
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@mayka123 (17083)
• India
3 Feb 09
The saddest moment for a parent is when they lose their child. There are no words to console a parent at that time. I have seen my parents and my inlaws going through this grief and could not even imagine what they could have been feeling at that time. Life is indeed unmerciful at times.
