tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post5211503087155577095..comments2023-01-08T14:07:28.511-08:00Comments on Getting Along with Grief: Parting Words that Keep Us ConnectedYsabel de la Rosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16910334847393791581noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post-70329746031353049532012-11-15T22:07:51.560-08:002012-11-15T22:07:51.560-08:00I knew Noreen as a young girl, and I remember both...I knew Noreen as a young girl, and I remember both of her parents. I really liked her Mother a lot. I'm sorry for them, that they passed from this life to the next so quickly, and so close together. I happened to come to read this today, not knowing what I would find, and loved this little true story. Today, my own Mother had very serious Cancer surgery, and my dear Father has inoperable Cancer as well. Both at the same time. I understand your grief, mine knowing there is a little time left for both, that I can say, "I'll be seeing you".<br /><br />God bless you, Noreen.<br />Your old friend,<br />MargieMargiehttps://www.facebook.com/margie.sokolow?ref=tn_tnmnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post-74557608138769491112011-12-06T10:55:12.983-08:002011-12-06T10:55:12.983-08:00What a wonderful thing to hear, that this traditio...What a wonderful thing to hear, that this tradition is universal - and comforting in many cultures. namaste!Noreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650800106309671981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post-69681667469255933422011-12-06T09:56:09.181-08:002011-12-06T09:56:09.181-08:00This is yet more proof of how much we all share as...This is yet more proof of how much we all share as human beings. I may not be pronouncing it right, but when I say Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna to myself, it sounds beautiful and reassuring. You are so right that we have come to abuse the word Good bye, but what is more, we have come to treat parting and goodbyes in a casual, hasty way. Sometimes, I guess this protects us from the pain of parting. On the other hand, it disconnects us from the continuity of life, whether the people we bid goodbye to live in another country, or just going to the store down the street, or have moved on to the next life. Thank you for sharing the Hindi and Urdu phrases.Ysabel de la Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910334847393791581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post-15423977535225273442011-12-06T09:02:29.743-08:002011-12-06T09:02:29.743-08:00Very moving. We have the same saying in Hindi and ...Very moving. We have the same saying in Hindi and Urdu languages in India: "Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna" which means Never say Good Bye. Also, people with old ways of thinking still reprimand children when they say goodbye while leaving for school, college or office. They correct them and teach them to say: "I will go and come back". How true:) But in today's fast changing values and practices, goodbye is a much abused word. Thanks Ysabel for introducing me to Noreen's writing. The pain is so live in these words. May God give you the strength to move ahead in life -- gaining from the strength of your parents' love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post-73714816591520979132011-12-02T15:57:09.373-08:002011-12-02T15:57:09.373-08:00Greetings! That's part of what I like so much ...Greetings! That's part of what I like so much about Noreen's piece. It does come from a difficult place ... and takes us to "so long," which has a gentle sound to it and lifts us to a gentler place. Kudos to you for stopping the liquid spirits. Too many good lives have been robbed by those beverages. And well, just think about all the good calcium you get from those milkshakes!Ysabel de la Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16910334847393791581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8731609869495769715.post-89064189454472002022011-12-02T13:54:43.812-08:002011-12-02T13:54:43.812-08:00A very difficult piece to read, especially for the...A very difficult piece to read, especially for the son of Irish immigrants, one of whom, sober as a judge, drove the other to drink with constant hectoring. Liquor and the Celts are a bad combination. The best thing I ever did was quit drinking the day that I got married. Now I only worry about cholesterol from too many milkshakes.donalmahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495872532526336596noreply@blogger.com