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Hey Soul Sister,

This is really hard for me to open out with. I am an Indian whose life is still unsearchable after the most tragic
event in me happened a few years ago. I lost my husband and my sons in a crash and the thoughts of them keep me
restless. I know for a fact that theyre gone and will never be coming back. Together with my fellow relatives, we tried
to move on with the deaths of our family. Some whom I talked with moved into places that wont remind them of the
crash. Some started their lives with new families and others explored for inner peace. I tried to be an interpreter for
the government to talk to those people who had the same tragedy with mine. I looked for the purpose of my life but
their memories haunts me still. I dont know what to do and Im eager to start my life again. I wish you could
enlighten me.
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Shaila.

Hey Shaila,
First, Im sorry for what happened to you. Death is our final destination and it is inevitable in each and every
specie of this world. It is just that were clueless in terms of who will go first and follow next. Knowing the fact that
your familys gone is not enough for you to really move on and start a new life. I understand that you already
accepted their loss but you buried your freedom with them. You cant just go with the motion of life. You have to look
for a new path that will take your life back again. Take this words from Buddha, "In the end there are three things
that matter in life: How well did you love? How fully did you live? And how deeply did you learn to let
go?" You loved and will always love your family. If you really do, you would let them go and find again your purpose.
For change to occur, you have to take the initiative to do so. Just like what Muriel Siebert said, "Take stands, take
risks, take responsibility. And according to Eileen Caddy in Footprints in the Path, "Never be afraid to tread
the path alone. Know your path and follow it wherever it may lead you. Your work as an interpreter in the
government may not help you to cope with life as the people you will be dealing with will remind you of your family. If
you want change, start new. Take this words of Ralph Waldo Emerson as your starting motivation, "Be not the slave
of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with
self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.
Theres still so much to look forward in life, even if it seemed unfair. I would like to end this letter with a quote from
Jennifer Edwards, "The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done - we can see it, understand it,
learn from it, and change. So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear or anger, but in
wisdom, understanding and love." The stakes are high, but keep on holding and stay strong. I know youll make it
through. Long live, Shaila!

Philippine Normal University

The National Center for Teacher Education
College of Teacher Development
Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Psychology

G-LIT 02 World Literature:

Advice Column

Submitted by:

Aubrey Rose C. Sarsoza

IV-9 BS Psychology

Submitted to:

Prof. Erwhin