There's a story behind everything..but behind all your stories is always your mother's story..because hers is where yours begins.
Mitch AlbomIn the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive, right?โ His voice dropped to a whisper. โBut hereโs the secret: in between, we need others as well.
Mitch AlbomBeing unheard is the ground floor of giving up, and giving up is the ground floor of doing yourself in. Itโs not so much, whatโs the point? Itโs more like, whatโs the difference?
Mitch AlbomBut they wanted you. Time is not something you give back. The very next moment may be answer to your prayer. To deny that is to deny the most important part of the future.
Mitch AlbomFor better or for worse, I've watched people die in front of me. I see how they are in the end. And they're not cynical. In the end, they wanna hold somebody's hand. And that's real to me.
Mitch AlbomI hope you never hear those words. Your mom. She died. They are different than other words. They are too big to fit in your ears. They belong to some strange, heavy, powerful language that pounds away at the side of your head, a wrecking ball coming at you again and again, until finally, the words crack a hole large enough to fit inside your brain. And in so doing, they split you apart.
Mitch Albom