Reseña

I remember that morning in El Salvador when I read about an assault that had taken place near the American Embassy; the victim had suffered serious injuries. My first thought was, "Isn't this supposed to be a safe place?" I had been told that it was. As well as the area of the World Trade Center, it offered guaranteed security.
Day after day, I followed the news until the victim's death was reported. I thought about her family, how it was composed, children, husband, parents, in-laws, grandparents, friends, teachers, coworkers, sports teammates, neighbors, so many people who would be impacted by the event. A few days later, the victim's husband, the author of this wonderful narrative with solutions, made his first appearance in our support group. I said excitedly, "This man is giving us a unique opportunity to learn," and indeed it has been, to the point
that today he allows me to present his masterpiece, which he constructed day by day from the depths of his being, with utmost transparency and perfect words. I have been accompanying the grieving community for many years, making suggestions about what might help a person on their grief journey, seeking to alleviate emotional pain. And, since every human being is as special as unique, there is no recipe nor magic pill that tells us what the secret is, what route to take to
avoid hurting so much. It is definitive, and we can read it here many times and in different ways: we must decide not to stay in pain, given that "courage and wisdom appear as one walks through grief." Dear readers, we find here, from the narrative of the lived experience, many of the "hows" we are surely looking for, the motivation to inspire us in this reconstruction that life begs of us, no matter how difficult the situation or moment may be. Little by little, step by step. Yaneth Rubio Pinilla, B.A. Observer of Life and Death