All losses are sad. The end of an important relationship is also a death. When people fall out … - Sylvia Boorstein

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I am sad that the LDK has chosen not to participate in that first meeting. They are unhappy about the current composition of the council.

Sylvia Boorstein

All losses are sad. The end of an important relationship is also a death. When people fall out of love with each other, or when what seemed like a solid friendship falls into ruin, the hope for a shared future--a hope that provided a context and a purpose to life--is gone. [p. 149]

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