I had a lovely encounter with a friend this afternoon. She's had a traumatic month, with her daughter almost dying in childbirth and then a couple of weeks later her baby grandson almost dying. In between, a dear friend died. So she's in post traumatic stress mode. We talked about her state of grieving and mine, and it was tender and comforting. We looked at pictures of her grandkids on her IPhone, and the miracle of new life and death was uppermost in our minds.
This is a friend I find myself feeling intimate with in a new way after almost 30 years of friendship. She is deeper and wiser and more compassionate all the time. She's transforming and growing into a bodhisatva without the Buddhism. What a priviledge to be growing older with her and witness her strength and equanimity in the face of life's challenges. Talk does have the capacity to soothe the heavy heart and sore sufferings of life. I feel so grateful.
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