Have You Ever Noticed....

...That in order for a plant to produce fruit, a flower has to die?

In order for the plant to distribute that fruit, it has to fall from the branch? 

And in order for the seeds within that fruit to grow, the fruit itself must perish? 

Now I'm not about to get all metaphysical on you and say that "life is a great cycle" and "we are all one" or anything, but I think it's very important to remember that death is never the ultimate end of anything. Now this death can be the literal ending of life, or it can be the termination of something else: a relationship, a journey, a book series. 

I will not sit here ( or lie here, rather; I wrote this post in bed last night around 10 PM) and tell you that death should be a joyful thing and if you're not partying after your fish gives up the ghost, you're a loser. I've known a fair share of losses over the short span of my 15-year-old life, and I can't say I really enjoyed any of them. However, I learned more during those moments of crisis than I ever have in the days when everything was hunky dory. 

If you're going through a rough time or experiencing a loss, I feel for you. Really. I will cry with you, if you want. But keep your chin up, and try to focus on what you've gained instead of what you have to live without. 

Ad Astra Per Aspera

~Caroline

P.S, one very important exception to this rule:

Nothing good will ever come from the end of Doctor Who.It is my firm belief that the angels in heaven will weep tears of crystal when that show concludes. Then again, I might get my homework done more efficiently without it....but is that really a good thing?