Heartbreaking

Today I heard some heartbreaking stories. One would have been enough, but there was more. The stories kicked me in the chest.

The first was a woman speaking of her son who had 7 friends killed at Nova on October 7th. She spoke about how, by going to serve in the army, he has been blacklisted from the country and likely will never see his grandparents again.

Then a woman spoke of her husband being diagnosed with autism, her children with anxiety, and her struggling with fatigue so bad she can't work a full week. And they are growing in debt with no way out.

Compared to my friends and community, where things are mostly 'same old', this was a shock to the system. I wonder if this is because I am young or if I am upper class or if I am simply lucky.

There is so much heartbreak in the world. Whether it's from war or just bad luck. My heart breaks for these broken hearted. How I wish I could step in and lifesave. Maybe I can. But I know that I can't always step in. And that heartbreak is something we all learn to live with.