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Seasons of Love and Grief

2000; Volume: 19; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.24972/ijts.2000.19.1.41

1942-3241

Robert D. Romanyshyn,

This article is an account of the author's moving experience of the sudden death of his wife.Through reveries of his experiences of the seasons of the soul in grief, the author invites the reader into the depths of his or her experiences of loss.From being a ghost in those early moments of loss in the season of grief, through the moments of shipwreck in the season of mourning, to the transformation of one's life in the season of melancholy, the author emphasizes how the process of grieving is a matter of surrender to the deep currents and rhythms of the soul.In the soul's winter landscapes of grief and mourning, there are no maps to chart the way into and through the grieving process.But there are stories told by witnesses who have travelled into these depths, and this article is such a record.The core message is that we grieve because we have dared to love, and we can love again because we have taken the time to grieve.W E GRIEVE because we have dared to love, and we can love again because we have allowed ourselves the time to grieve.Is that all?Is this the only fruit of the harvest of my grief, the only thing I have at the end of a sevenyear journey which began with the sudden and unexpected death of my wife?And yet, if so, it seems everything to me, this connection rooted in the soul between grief endured and love regained.