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At a Loss for Words…  by: Matthew W. Grant Even the most talkative and eloquent among us are often at a loss for words when it comes to helping people deal with the death of someone close to them. We want to express our sympathy, our sharing of their feelings, but we don't know how to do it. Words can be comforting, but they're also fleeting. So we turn to more tangible expressions of sympathy. We shouldn't underestimate the long-lasting impact a sympathy gift will have on the recipient. This point was driven home for me when I gave a plant to a co-worker. (It was spring and I was transplanting recently rooted baby spider plants to share with friends and acquaintances.) The next day she told me that she had cried when she brought it home and put it on her table. It turned out that her father had died several years earlier. At that time, someone gave her a plant as a sympathy gift. Watching the plant grow and burst with life over the years always comforted her by reminding her of the energy and enthusiasm for life her father had displayed. Did that gift giver have any idea of the power of that simple condolence gift - that it would console her for years? Unbeknownst to me, a couple weeks before I offered her that new little plant, her old one had died and she had to dispose of it. It upset her to see that empty place on the table every day. She told me that when she brought home my plant and placed it in its spot, it was like that life and energy returned, once again reminding of her in a positive way of her father. Though it may be difficult to express our sympathy at times, we should all take comfort in knowing that the gestures we make and tokens we give in sympathy are gifts that really will comfort the hearts and souls of the recipients. About The Author © 2006 by Matthew W. Grant For more information and resources on this topic, visit www.ExpressionsOfSympathy.com. This article was posted on March 11, 2006 Read More Articles from the "Religion" Category: Acquiring Spiritual Wealth Will Greatly Enrich Your Life by Emmanuel Emezie High Standards and Hypocrisy: Avoiding the Trap of a Divided Life by Rachel Starr Thomson Ariel Sharon: Return to the Temple Mount! by David Ben-Ariel The Roman Catholic Wedding Ceremony by Pepper Montero The Coming Abomination by Britt Gillette Medjugore, Signs and Wonders by Anthony Keith Whitehead Overcoming Pride by Brian Jones Philosopher on Philosophies on the Trancendental & Attitudes by EOA UK Faith Turns The Impossible Into Reality by Dr. Jay Snell Having Faith In God’s Word And His Healing Power by Yvonne Brown << Back to "Religion" Index

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