Everything all at once - Joy and sorrow

Sometimes, the timing of the highest peaks in our lives coincide with the darkest point, like it did for me in 2016. Maybe the victory before the saddest moment helps us to overcome the difficult moments and get through the deepest of valleys. Does the pain truncate the season of success and joy? Does it enable the realization that physical gains in this life cannot be compared to the intangible moments of joy shared with loved ones? After 6 and a half years, I still feel the wrenching pain. A sense of one conquering the world happened on 18 March. A devastating loss cuts so deeply on 10 April. It was the year I questioned the worth and cost of success if loved ones are no more present to share the happiness. I learnt that healing needs time but time does not always like to be told how quickly it should fly. If only we can linger on longer in the moments of joy, and yet move on rapidly out of the dark seasons. Tell me the way.