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[generalgrievous]

[As opposed to his usual aggressively sounding network posts, today Grievous has an air of almost melancholy contemplation about him.]

When is it time to cease grieving for something that has been lost?

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[youfool]

[Ted too is of a different demeanor: usually chipper, now slightly somber and tender.]

It is...difficult to proscribe length, a quantity, to something of a quality. If one did I suppose it would need be appropriate to the severity of the source of grief.

'Tis better, I think, to discern whether said grief is on the side of good or evil. An evil grief that makes one stumble and draws one away from God should be dispensed with.

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[generalgrievous]

And what if you yourself are the god?

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[innocent_royal]

I don't think there is a right or wrong time. We can grieve for however long we feel we need to...

I suppose we can honor what was loss by continuing on and carry with us the memory of what was lost, that way it will never truly be "lost."

...That's my take on it... If I made any sense.

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[generalgrievous]

Sometimes a memory is not enough... or it fails you.

[Or has been tampered with.]

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[fierybluebird]

Never.

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[generalgrievous]

So you believe the mourning should truly be forever?

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[art_of_war]

[ It still wierded Thrawn out to talk to Grievous in the first place. Of course you'd never know that in his expression. ]

I do not believe there is a set length of time to a period of bereavement.

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[generalgrievous]

So it never ends.

[what_is_a_man]

I believe that depends on the significance of what has been lost, and the manner in which it was lost.

[generalgrievous]

Details are personal, however for your understanding I will say it was a person of great significance, lost during battle.

[k2so]

Maybe when it's weighing you down too much and stopping you from living.

[generalgrievous]

What if it can never be a complete life living without them?

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[growsveggies]

[This is something that she actually gets thanks to situations at home.]

I don't think there is a set time for people to stop. Some can go for months, even years. it all depends on what happens to cause the loss in the first place. But, people have ways of carrying on regardless. Even if it's a set goal or something to accomplish.

[This was a sad subject for her to talk about and it was obvious in her voice she was thinking about something.]

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[generalgrievous]

It has been a couple of decades and goals do change. Yet the sorrow always remains.

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[moviemagic]

Probably never. I mean like... people who lose loved ones never really stop grieving, even for those who are murdered and get justice. So it's like not something one can do easily.

I don't even understand grieving myself, this is just from what I've seen in my life.

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[generalgrievous]

Have you not lost someone yourself?

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[truesmiles]

[Fai paused on the screen, leaning on a counter.]

That is a very good question and people have had various replies to it.

[He paused to think about it.]

It's... always different for people. So I don't think I could give you an exact answer. Like for me... I don't think I ever ceased grieving, or at least... took me ages to let go.

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[generalgrievous]

Do you see letting go and moving on to be a mistake and a failing? A way to give up?

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[green_greatness]

[The young teen is going to blink for a moment.]

I... don't think you should, not fully. Grieving reminds you of what was there that isn't, and holding onto that is part of what makes a person who they are. Time... might make it less, but if it was important enough to grieve for, then it's something you shouldn't let go of.

At least... that's what I think.

[She flushes a little when she realizes she probably sounded a bit preachy.]

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[generalgrievous]

So the grieving truly should be forever.

[space_jesus]

There are those who say that time heals all wounds. Those who say it do not have the questionable luxury of living beyond the scant handful of decades granted to mortals.

There does come a point, though, where one must needs turn that grief towards a positive end, lest it drive them to cause others that same grief. Let the memory burn clear in your heart, and dedicate yourself to living up to it, rather than living down to what caused it. Only you can decide when that point is - but remember, General. Remember them as they were in life. Remember the vibrant spark of passion that was their life, and honor it in all things.

[generalgrievous]

I have done so, however my memory falters.

I need to come and see you again.

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[kalmaleader]

[Another subject that Qubine knows a good bit about. Not only from his own experience, but that of some of his clan members as well.]

I don't believe there is ever a time to cease grieving. However, some are better at pressing on than others in spite of the grief.

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[generalgrievous]

Continuing to always press on can lead to exhaustion.

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[magigirlricefan]

[Oh no...she didn't know robots could look so sad. She does smile lightly though, because smiles help.]

Grieving means to be really sad about something, right?

[Her dad and Yagi-chan used that word a lot.]

I don't know if grown ups have a time but it's okay to be sad. And it won't be always, just sometimes that the sad comes back. That's okay too.

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[generalgrievous]

The sorrow never truly leaves us.