Essay Series: Living With Grief- Reconciling to Never Seeing Them Again by Roopa Swaminathan (Part 5)

Roopa Swaminathan talks about the pain of never seeing her parents again after their death and reconciling with this fact.

“Of course, you’ll see them again.”

I hear this a lot. From family, friends, grief and loss groups, therapists, from religious leaders – so far, not one single person has told me that this is the end. That it was all over when my parents died. Or that I would never see them again.

“Maybe you won’t see them the way they were on earth. Their outer bodies are gone. But their spirit – their soul – is still alive. And you will connect with them again.”

“There IS a Heaven. You just need to believe, Roopa, and know that your parents are there and you will be united with them someday.”