The Universe is not cruel; it simply does not care

[lagilman]

A friend died, far too soon, over the weekend.
Another friend has come forward with news of cancer -- treatable, being treated, but still a terrible scare.
This morning, news that a third friend lost a much-wished-for pregnancy, due to complications.


There is no malice in the universe, no matter how it sometimes seems. Things happen, bad -- and good. Only the joy is sometimes fleeting, muted, hidden by the more important glare of tragedy.

Look around. Look up, down, to the side, behind. Find the fleeting moment of joy (FMoJ). Celebrate it. Never let the feeling that it 'is not appropriate' or 'it's not worth really mentioning' dilute the wonder. That's the only crime.

/end sermon

Comments

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

It sounds like you've gotten more than your share of bad news recently. I hope those moments of joy grow less elusive.

[las.livejournal.com]

Amen to that ....