A few days ago I found out that a girl I had known in high school was killed in a car crash. Twenty-five year old Heather Menear was standing with her friends outside of a bar on a regular Friday night when she fell backwards from the curb, to her death.
As my friend retold the story of what happened that night, she explained the varying reactions from her brother and his friends.
We all react differently to tragedy. There is no right or wrong way to respond to horrifying circumstances. However, I believe that there is just ONE choice.
At the time, the choice doesn’t feel simple or easy. In fact, it feels the exact opposite. Our world comes crashing down on us – or mortality stares in the face – and suddenly we don’t know what to feel.
Whether you have been through this before or not, I know you can imagine what is like. We are all connected.
Many of those who are affected by these type of dreadful situations block out the world. They choose pain.
Two years ago I lost my father to lung cancer. I didn’t choose pain.
I didn’t believe the choice was difficult. My only thought was, “Why would I choose pain?”
I decided the day he left me to live out his legacy. I decided to honour his death by choosing to LIVE.
I had ONE choice.
We all do.
***Whether you knew Heather Menear or not, please take a moment to honour her. She was loved by many and will live on in our hearts forever. ***
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