Op Ed: What I needed was a rest break on the Island of Grieving and Useless Folks
By Firoozeh Dumas for the Los Angeles Times
”Aside from the outpouring of kindness from friends, family, strangers and animals, one realization helped me more than all else: I came to understand that the depth of grief is equal to one’s capacity to love. There is no shame in grieving. Au contraire. We should hold dear those who grieve, for they are also the ones who love fiercely. I will never apologize for sobbing in public because of a shattered heart. That heart loved deeply. And for as long as I am alive, I will make space for those who grieve.
I am now that island for grieving and useless souls.”
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