“This is what people are struggling with now and it gives chizuk to others to read about it. To pretend these issues don’t exist does a disservice to everyone”
I have never attempted to write a letter to the Inbox since I believed that anything I could say, someone else will write better. However, last week’s letter claiming that losing a child is unequivocally worse than watching a child leave the path prompted me to finally write a letter.
Unfortunately, I am in the unique position (I hope) where I have both lost a child and watched my progeny leave the path I marked out for them. While it is true that I cannot have any more deep discussions with my oldest son, nor see how he progresses as an adult, I take comfort in the thought that he passed away completely pure, enjoying his Olam Haba.
On the contrary, while I do maintain a good relationship with those who are forging their own path, it pains me to know that their neshamah is suffering and due to their choices may suffer even more, while I can do little to change this.
The bottom line is that we can’t compare. Each nisayon was created for the person going through it. Let’s just show compassion to others for their nisayon.
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