Death: Pain does not pass, you just find a way to live with it.

(Originally posted in Bubblews)

Sixteen years ago my father died.

People say "pain will pass with time". You know what? it doesn't, not mine, anyway... pain is always here you just find a way to live with it. You are able, with time, to ease the suffering, yes, but you always keep the pain and, sometimes, you just have to cry again.

Maybe it is only me. I didn't cry a lot after his dead and in his funeral.

He was a Portuguese Air Force helicopter pilot and, during the all ceremony I didn't cry much, just dropped a tear in the moment the helicopters passed over (in a tribute to him) and in the gun salute... that was it... But I've cried frequently ever since.

Pain does not pass, you just find a way to live with it.