community, family and pain

a community lives together and may, on occassion, do things/activities together. rarely will you see people on opposite ends of the street hurt together. they may live in the same zip code, but rarely will they share the same life together. family goes deeper. it hurts together, it cries together, it understands truly why another family member pops a cork on a bottle of champagne to celebrate.
community may hover in the same circles. family makes the cirlce.

dang... i just asked a lady how her day was. she says she's had better. i told her i hoped her day got better. she said it would not without her husband. he passed away in march. she's around 60. she started crying and wished me a merry christmas. i hope she has family. my gut wrenches at the thought of not having my wife with me to celebrate christmas.