The Right Thing

Sometimes the best thing isn’t the easy thing. Sometimes the best thing breaks your heart.

Samson, my mother’s dog, without provocation, bit her. It wasn’t the first time. And even though she loved him, she had to let him go. Sometimes love works that way. Sometimes break ups are the healthiest alternative.Giving him up was the best thing--the right thing--but it doesn’t diminish the sadness.

Pascal says the heart has reason that reason cannot comprehend. If you have ever loved and lost you understand this is true. Your mind understands what your heart refuses. There is a disconnect. And while time does not necessarily heal the heart, time quiets it, and over time the heart submits to truth. It isn’t easy, but it is best. Sometimes life is like that.