I had the opportunity to read the eulogy of Singapore's Mentor Minister LKY's for his late wife. It was very touching and sincere. In Buddhism, the most bitter moments are seperation at time of living or departure upon death. In our life time, it is very difficult to find a perfect match and it is really a blessing if such partnership occurs. The question of good or bad for such strong attachment does not arise as there are so many different perceptions about this issue. The most important criteria is that as long as you are happy, why not. Happiness is the final criteria of it all.
Nothing is permanent including an everlasting love or relationship or wealth for that matter. In the end, we will lost it all after we vanished from this earth. There is a chinese saying: The dead will die straight but living cannot stand straight. This saying means that there is no more suffering for the dead as all the suffering will be transfer on to the living. My Guru told me that the living is not crying for the dead but actually is crying for themselves as they will be the one living through the past fond memories and missing the companionship of the dead. Yes, human being is a very complex creature especially relating to their feelings and emotions. It is a daily chorus having to manage their six senses ie the sense of sight, hearing, smelling , taste, feeling and decision. Man is the only creature that have this ability to decide what is good or bad or knowing that there are so many options and exercising the choice of choosing.
Such intelligent creature will also have its curse as the saying goes " For every blessing , there is a curse". Just remember that is no absolute advantage or goodness in anything. What goes up must come down or when there is a head, there is a tail. A begining must have an ending and finally, everything must end.
Namaste.
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