I have been trying for days to write something beautiful, something that would make me feel better about the situation at hand. To ease the pain, understand the situation, try to make sense of losing my grandmother. Each and every attempt has come up empty. Most attempts before this did not make it to the third sentence before dismissed as failure. The truth is I am not talented enough to write something that beautiful, maybe no one is that talented of a writer.
My grandmother possessed a light that shined during the happiest of times and during the darkest of days. To try to capture what she was to me; what she was to our family; what she was to so many people; that is a task that I could spend my entire life trying to achieve.
What a story that would be, a tale that would have so much generosity, kindness, understanding and love. Make no mistake, it was also a story of challenge and of struggle but her magnificent smile always lighted the way.
In truth, the only thing that was more special than the light within my grandmother, was the good she saw in all of us. So I guess that is how I can make this a worthwhile tribute to you grandma….
I promise to not care as much what other people think
I promise to always keep my door open to my family and those in need
I promise to love like there is not tomorrow
I promise to focus on the good and not worry about the bad
I promise to take care of my family
I promise to not avoid the hard road if it is the right road
I promise to always eat well and make sure my loved ones do the same
Thank you so much for being the greatest Grandmother that anyone could have ever asked for. I promise to try to one day be remembered as you are remembered.
I love you with all my heart. RIP Esther Segal
