This week was a week of beginnings….and a week of endings. I started a new job. It is always fun to start new things and have new challenges. But on the flip side our beloved hamster died. He lived a long life of almost 4 years. Apparently, that is long for a hamster.
For me the real challenge in endings is the unknown. I do not know how hard this is hitting my middle child. It was her pet and she got it with her former best friend. I think there are lots of confusing feelings there but she doesn’t like to share those thoughts.
The other thought is mortality, which is again is the unknown. Where do we or the pets go after this life? Is Heaven real? If it is real, how do we have total peace if some of our loved ones are not there? Will we know they are not there with us?