Voidness- pain that endures...

We are aware of the saying that goes"one doesn't realise the value of something until it is lost".. Whether or not one provides value to the element before losing it,we still realises its true value once it is no longer with us...It is easy to pity people when they lose their loved ones...It is common to send them our condolences and support but have we really given it a thought on how it feels like to lose someone and to fight the battle with the terrible truth on a daily basis that we cannot meet them again until some misfortune falls upon us???..I thought of writing this after battling with the same truth for the past few months. It had been the lose of my pet bird which colored my life for over 16 years!!!
Yeah, it is common to hear folks say,"It is just a bird and not a human being"To be bitterly frank, my blood boiled whenever I heard that... Obviously ppl have millions of words to comfort others..They would  also have something new to say when I lose a human being!! No one really cares untill something God-forbidden comes their way...This is one of the facts that I have learnt from life...We tend to feel bad for people who have lost their loved ones just like we feel after watching a tragic movie and the feeling might last at the most few hours to one /two days at the max...
But believe me when we lose someone who had been a portion of our own hearts- It 'kills' us...Nothing more appropriately describes that feeling.it 'kills' to realise the fact that they are no longer with us and they won't ever come back during our lifetime!!!
I myself fought with that pain after losing my bird(yeah the 'just bird') for 'n' number of days..I felt pain ripping apart my arteries and veins..I cried until I was drained of tears.. Every animal I came across made me break down several times..I screamed while in shower..I spend days and nights lost in the priceless memories it gave to me...Yes,it was a part of our family and still is...Months passed and now I have come to terms with the fact that nothing lasts forever and we must move on- which is the worst and most difficult part...It is easy to pronounce those two words than to apply it...The  move on is preceded by infinite mental breakdowns...It helps to an extent to not think about the loved one but how long can someone hide from the memories??? Won't a single flashback trigger the flow of terrible emotions???
When someone passes away the void they leave behind is irreplaceable! No one in the entire universe would be sufficient to fill that void.. Ultimately We tend to fill the void with  precious memories  and seal them up...The void remains as a hollow part in our hearts as a reservation for the lost loved one until we die... I'm grateful to Almighty to have provided us with the ability to forget things and allow time to heal all mishaps in life...This is one of the priceless bounties from Almighty...No loss is small,just like in my case,even animals and birds possess feelings and emotions and their demise too have the potential to break our hearts!!!...Afterall, after witnessing what the world has come to, it can be seen that animals are more loving,caring and possess even more 'humanity' than us!!! I pray to Almighty to provide us with the strength to handle all the misfortunes in life...Ameen...