Holding Up the Universe

by Jennifer Niven

My mom used to say sometimes it’s actually about the other person and you just happen to be there. Like sometimes the other person needs to learn a lesson or go through an experience, good or bad, and you’re just an accessory in some way, like a supporting actor in whatever their scene happens to be.

You never stop missing the people who go away. • For something that isn’t there anymore, it weighs a ton.