I grieve a lot. I began attending funerals when I was 12 years old. I knew and cared about a lot of old people. Grief for the loss of a person seems normal and a shared experience. More recently I've encountered a different kind of grief. A grief for the loss of the past. This kind of grief is different than what happens when we lose a valued object, or someone we care about passes away. This grief is a response to the end of a particular time. That includes the cumulative sense memory of the relationships, places, and emotions associated with that particular time. That's a lot to process.
Grieving for the Past
Grieving for the Past
Grieving for the Past
I grieve a lot. I began attending funerals when I was 12 years old. I knew and cared about a lot of old people. Grief for the loss of a person seems normal and a shared experience. More recently I've encountered a different kind of grief. A grief for the loss of the past. This kind of grief is different than what happens when we lose a valued object, or someone we care about passes away. This grief is a response to the end of a particular time. That includes the cumulative sense memory of the relationships, places, and emotions associated with that particular time. That's a lot to process.