Dear Grief,
Despite his desperate attempts to cover up the hold you have on his life, I saw your ugly, gripping grin in the tears that collected under his eyes as he explained his parents’ deaths. For a moment, the grin in the tears resembled a healthy mournful emotion, your favorite mask to wear, but his withholding of tears told a different tale.
You are distorting his emotions, thieving his simple joys, and manipulating his perception of life. You have convinced him that there is no joy remaining in the life he lives. You have completely denied him the opportunity to mourn the death of his father that took place only one month prior to this day. The true tragedy lies in the fact that your possession of his emotional state cannot be broken by any of the people around him that love him. No, those around him have no ability to help him reconcile his way through you. That’s why you manifest in him- he’s vulnerable to your firm grip. Now that you have captured his life, you have no intention of releasing it. Your victims can be under your influence for years on end, maybe even for the duration of their lives. Who is meant to break free from your lies, your sorrow, your heartbreaking, endless pain? What’s more, who’s meant to live with it?
Thankfully, there is a Savior. One who can lead him to a life of joy. This Savior doesn’t even charge a fee. He has no sign advertising, “Come and get your life of pure joy for the simple price of $19.99!!”. There is no fine print, no catch. This Savior is hope for the one you have entangled yourself with. The Savior will hold his hand through the mourning process, He will embrace him in the difficulties that are yet to come to him, and He will celebrate the small things with him. Unlike you, when the young man sees the Savior, he will be filled with love and contentment and joy.
Unfortunately for you, he already knows about this Savior. He has recognized the Savior’s power that infinitely exceeds yours. Grief, the true reason I am writing you is to tell you that you are in danger, especially in this young man that you think you have trapped. I am happy to tell you that it is time for you to prepare for death, Grief, because the Savior is coming to obliterate you and all of your dear friends.
I leave you with this:
With such confidence and certainty, I tell you that your reign over this young man and over humanity is coming to an end through the Savior who loves.
Sincerely,
Laura
10.24.17
