Actor Russell
Crowe claims he saw a UFO in Australia. In Russell’s case, UFO stands for
Unlimited Fosters Opened.
Since you asked:
Now, I am guilty of laying down the stupid and the silly in this here, but I want to get serious for a little bit about an experience I had that was both awful and wonderful. Sometimes life gives us those moments to keep us on our toes.
Due to a tragedy, I attended the memorial service of an amazing young woman. Everybody was deeply shaken and crying.
But there was one sweet girl in the back, brown hair, a little heavy, about 13, special-needs, who was inconsolable. The woman who died and this sweetheart of a girl were clearly very close.
Until then, I had not spent much time thinking about that word inconsolable, but this poor little thing made me redefine it.
Without a trace of embarrassment or pretense or a slight hint of any kind of filter, she just openly poured out her grief:
"Why, Mommy? Why did this happen?"
Her mother tried to console her, but, well, she was inconsolable.
"Why did she go? I won't ever see her again, will I?"
Each time she spoke it was like getting punched in the heart by an angel. To hear that much unqualified and amazing love was a blessing. To hear how much pain it caused this kind, gentle lamb of a girl was excruciating.
Part of me couldn't take it. Part of me couldn't stop listening.
And then came the knockout punch;
"Did I do something wrong, Mommy?"
That's all I have to say about that.