Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost...

When I was learning to be a counsellor, we learned that bitterness and dissatisfaction with life come from one of two sources: Not having something in life that you thought you deserved, or Loosing something you had that was dear to you. I've lost something that was dear to me recently, and had the opportunity of more taken away. How does someone cope with this? How do you move past that pain? Knowing this: That the very fact that you have loved so much, hoped so much, and tried so hard is what will make the future liveable again.
Nothing lasts forever on this earth, and so loss is a natural part of life here. It is so much better to suffer the pain, than to be a person who never loves, and here's why: One day, those we love will be restored to us. Nothing is forever on this earth, but love is forever in eternity. Those who never suffer from loss on this earth have no love and have an incredibly lonely future ahead of them. And for those of us who suffer now, the difficulties that could not be overcome in this life will all be washed away one day, and all that will remain is love. Remember the promise of Scriptures, "He [the Lord] shall dry every tear from their eyes."