dealing with death

how does one be so strong and deal with losing one of the most important and significant people in their life?

lastnight, i got the unfortunate news of a friends fathers death.. although it was expected.. it came a bit sooner than planned (not that u can plan death)

my friend wasnt upset upon hearing of how much time his father had left.. i think it made him happy that death and sickness had brought his father closer to Islam and faith.. but i still think.. its mighty courageous

may Allah bless our loved ones who’ve left us.. and guide the loved ones left behind… :flower2:

oh my God saddzzz...

:(

this topic has been on my mind the whole day today...the reason why i havent been to sleep tonight and am on GS..

i was gona open a thread but then i dint...

a colleague from our department...he's around my age...only child...his father passed away today...from cancer...we have to go to his house tomorrow..

another colleague's father passed away two days ago..

this scared me soo soo much...

i dont know how one deals with this :(

bas Allah hum sab pe Rehm Karay

^ irem.. are we talking about the same person...?

what CAN u do, if its meant to happen its meant to happen. For the longest time i used to called my sister's cell phone just to hear her recorded voice in her answering message. But its true, time doesnt make it heal but it definitely gets easier

^ my best friend used to do the exact thing... call her dad's cell to hear his recorded message...

and yeah its very true.. the pain never goes away, but it does get easier.. or i dunno.. u seem to get used to their absence..

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*Originally posted by sadzzz: *
u seem to get used to their absence..
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you never get used to their absence.. the thing that haunts you forever is, "agar woh hotay tu... " and this "Kash" syndrome lives with you for long than what ppl actually think around you.
you might get used to life but not their absence..if you don't have your loved ones, life never stays the same and apparently it goes on but not in an easy way.
My dad passed away 1 and half year ago, and I am still not used to his absence.. Personally, I need him more now than ever before, since I miss everyhing about him every second.

^ sorry... ive not lost anyone that close and prob dont know how it feels. Wrong choice of words im afraid..

noone can fill the gap of close family.. regardless of how much love u get from everyone else..

im just so thankful that Allah gave my father another chance…a year and a half ago he had a heart attack and had to have quadruple bypass surgery…he’s fine now thank God, but we were all so scared that time. I hate myself sometimes for not visiting him in the hospital when he was there…and he went to pakistan for two months and I missed him much more at that time than i ever did…it was weird…and we just dropped him off at the airport last nite, and my stupidass decided to erase the msg my dad left on my cell :bummer: :teary1:

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*Originally posted by Gemini the Great: *

you never get used to their absence.. the thing that haunts you forever is, "agar woh hotay tu... " and this "Kash" syndrome lives with you for long than what ppl actually think around you.
you might get used to life but not their absence..if you don't have your loved ones, life never stays the same and apparently it goes on but not in an easy way.
My dad passed away 1 and half year ago, and I am still not used to his absence.. Personally, I need him more now than ever before, since I miss everyhing about him every second.
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this is so true..the whole "kash" thing, i think about it at night before going to sleep or when im walking home by myself..i have conversations with my mum all the time, i try to guess her reactions to certain things and issues...quite silly really...but if i didnt do that..id..well i dont know what i woud do.

the way that life goes on...thats the worst bit, you dont realise that it goes on but it does...most ppl i have known only remember their loved ones in bad times, like when they'r depressed or just generally missing them. Im the opposite, i need my mum when im happy, i need her to share my successes and experiances...i need her to know that im in a good mood or im happy so i can share it with her...i guess i need to know that shes proud of me.