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Summary

The text reflects on the interplay between love and loss, asserting that experiencing love and the resulting grief is preferable to never having loved at all, and that these experiences shape an individual's character.

Abstract

The passage, titled "On Love and Loss," is an introspective piece drawn from the storyteller's diary, contemplating the profound impact of love and loss on an individual's life. It suggests that love, regardless of its form, has a unique healing power. However, when love is followed by loss, it reshapes a person, carving out new depths and shadows within them. Loss is depicted as a creative force, etching lines in one's eyes and fortifying the heart, ultimately contributing to the individual's transformation. The author, Sana Rose, shares this wisdom as an excerpt from her second novel manuscript, inviting readers to explore similar themes in her other works and to connect with her on various social media platforms.

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  • Love is an essential healing force, unique to each person and can manifest in various forms, such as love for another person, words, art, or the act of healing others.
  • Loss is an inevitable part of life that profoundly reshapes an individual, adding layers of pain and depth to their character.
  • The process of grieving and healing from loss is seen as a creative force, enhancing one's emotional landscape and strengthening the heart.
  • The author believes that the experience of loving and losing is more enriching than never experiencing love due to the personal growth that comes from loss.
  • The text encourages readers to embrace the pain of loss as a transformative experience that is fundamental to the human condition.

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On Love and Loss

From the storyteller’s diary

Photo by Jill Heyer on Unsplash

To have loved and lost is better than to have not loved at all. Don’t remember who said it. When you have loved and lost, you are healed by your love and shaped by your losses.

Love heals you in a way that nothing else does. Who or what you love varies from person to person. It could be another person, it could be words.

It could be art and it could be healing others.

But you are reshaped into a fresh form every time you lose something or someone. Your loss carves out depths and shadows in your being, lines the clouds in your eyes and layers pain between them and stitches the seams of your heart stronger.

Loss creates you.

© Sana Rose 2020

(excerpt from my second completed novel manuscript)

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Sana Rose is an award-nominated novelist, poet, physician, counseling therapist, freelance writer and mom. She is based out of Kerala, India. Her debut novel ‘Sandcastles’ was shortlisted for ARL Literary Awards 2018 for Best Author soon after publication.

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