Back In the Court System, A Personal Account
You know how it's different when people tell you, "Everything will be OK," when they truly don't know everything will be OK? When a child needs stitches, mom says, "It will be OK. You will be OK," and it's sincere. It's scary but she knows her kid will be OK. Or even when someone loses a job, people say, "It will be OK. It will all work out." They believe, and typically are correct in saying those words. However, when a mom tells her adult child, diagnosed with a terminal disease that, "It will be OK. We will get through this," there's uncertainty sensed. It's unavoidable. Mom hopes it will be OK but doesn't know that. Over the past 48 hours I've heard the, "It will be OK," from those closest to me in the uncertain way . They want to mean it. They want to believe it but they don't know it will be OK, in the short term. I'm humbled and grateful I have...