Hello everyone,
Just thought I would describe what happened last night at one of my performances I was playing.
At the end of the night a gentleman come up to me and told me how he had enjoyed my show. I thanked him as I always do and then he startled me.
He started to tell me that he had lost his wife last June 06, 5 months I lost Pam. He told me how terrible his days were now and on and on he went. I was gutted to hear a replica of myself to a tee.
We exchanged much conversation as we also had music in common, but mostly talking about our now changed lives.
The strange thing for me was that I hadn't met anyone in the last 21 months of loosing my Pam, face to face, that also was grieving like myself through bereavement, and here I was with a guy of exactly the same.
We are all of the same nature aren't we? we are all discussing very much the similar heartaches via text on here, but only via text, which, don't get me wrong is a marvelous thing. But when you actually meet someone of the same....yikes it really did seem to kick in something or other that meant more, if you know what I mean.
After we parted company I thought about my meeting with this guy and come away feeling better in some way, strange this should happen isn't it? but I felt actually being along side this chap I knew by seeing his feelings, made me feel like I wasn't on my own anymore.
We know we're not by ourselves, because of this wonderful forum and you wonderful people of the same, but my meeting this man strengthened something for me I cannot quite explain other than I already have to you all, but something hit home much more powerful, it was almost like a snap shot of myself in what I am like.
Wonder if anyone else has experienced similar ??
Best wishes to all...
Jon
|