some people are hard to remember, others are deliberately forgotten, and some just leave a mark on your heart.
This particular elderly lady was a customer and honestly I sort of wished I had a religion, so I could pray for her well-being. =[ So I was putting through the transaction and I asked what she had planned for the rest of the day. She replied with "Nothing", I smiled and said that sounds good. "No, everything feels like nothing since I've become a widow." And that's when I felt my heart drop, her eyes brimming with fresh tears surely replacing old ones. What do you reply to that?, saying things will get better is a lie, trying to empathise with her would be useless.... I mean I [thank god] have never been in that situation. So I simply said to her "I'm sorry to hear that, things will get better"..... I wish to god I could of said something more reassuring, but my brain was failing me =[. She gave a small smile and whispered "No, no it won't. It's getting harder and harder everyday. We were so good together."
How do you tell someone its going to be okay when their loved one is gone? I felt completely and utterly useless. As I watched her slowly walk away she said to me "Make sure when you marry, you look after him."... and she disappeared into the sea of afternoon shoppers. I'm not exaggerating when I say my heart broke for her and I hope that finds happiness soon again.
Again reminding me that the things in life that should be valued most cannot be bought. I feel actually really guilty about just recently buying things from the net....=S
but i can't help it. imma materialistic hobag =[
Fark. life is short.too short.
enjoy life. don't let life pass you by.
peace and love
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