Where goes the soul?

Rainy Day

The sky decided to break its shower this evening in relief of the past 2 consecutive days of hot weather. Its effect is cooling but not to everyone here. Jane, a young client came in the afternoon on a wheelchair. Her right leg was casted from knee below. I was stunned and offered a sympathetic look. Then I teased her abit that she wasn't careful enough.

I saw wet eyes and mourning face of her mother when she pushed her in. That really bothered me a lil. So, as usual, I'd start to probe a lil (not really that kinda busy body type). She related that she was knocked by a coming van last week and sustained injury to her right leg. She was walking back from work in the farm with her husband and in-laws in a dark road.

Out of a sudden, there was a van driven by a drunkard rammed into them. I was concerned about her in-laws, and she said they fell down and sustained some bruises and concussion. The father-in-law was admitted to the ward for monitoring. So, there went a sigh of relief in me...at least they were alive. Then tears slowly filled her eyes. I knew the story had not finished there. Where's the husband? With a tremble in her tone, she said: he passed on.... I didn't really get that right at first, but I was sure that it wasn't a good thing. Slowly her words digested in my mind. I was struck hard this time.

She slowly choked out the incident bout how her husband was badly hit and lost his facial bones and ribs. He's just 23 and she's 19. She is pregnant with her first baby. I could not forgive myself for being so intrusive. Life is so fragile, one moment you are here, n the next moment you are gone. Where goes the soul after that? They are normal peasant with a normal life and a freak accident can actually claim someone's life without a sign.

My lil heart goes out more to the lil baby in her womb. I am determined more to see him grow stronger and realize the meaning of life. Alas, struggle of life doesn't stop there. There are many more challenges to face ahead. But what bothers me is the fact that losing ones love in a split second and that can be really devastating as the emptiness can never be filled and will never be the same again.