Question

Imagine you are khushwant singh and your grandmother had died recently amd you are assailed by the feeling of guilt and regret on having neglected her.write a diary entry expressing your feeling

Answer 1

Few pages of my diary.

23.6.2018:

Today my grand mother has passed away.

I highly depressed of her going away for heavenly abode who had look after my daily activities from dawn to dusk.

I can remember her wake up call for going to school.

She used to halm mother in arranging my dresses, break fast and tiffin.

24.6.2018:

Today while passing by my school I suddenly remember that my grand mother used to take me to school and waited by the side of the temple to take be back to home.

25.6.2018:

Today I am repenting for going abroad for higher studies and forgot her.

I highly regret my ignorance to her for not making a call to her.

I also feel guilty for not coming back from abroad to stay some more days with grand ma .

This could give me the opportunity to help for her treatment.

So, what an unlucky fellow am I.

Answer 2

Answer:

Diary writing with format:

$1^{st}$ July 2022

Friday

9 : 30 A.M.

Dear diary,

I clearly recall the crippling shame I felt in the months that followed my grandmother's passing. Even she is passing didn't fall under a category associated with guilt, I still felt sorry about it. Even though I understood I had no control over my ineligibility for a bone marrow transplant, I still felt guilty about it. I felt bad about not calling dad more often during my first year of college and for telling her in the hospital that it was good for her to let go and that we would be fine without her.

Years later, when the lover of my sister overdosed and died, my guilt increased. I went over all the things I felt I should have done, all the bad ideas I had throughout the years, and roughly a million additional guilt-thoughts that frequently afflict those who have lost control of their use of substances.

Now, we could just presume that I struggle with guilt (which is very possible), but fortunately, throughout the years, I've worked with enough grievers to understand that my guilt during grieving is the norm rather than the exception. In our experience, the majority of people who are grieving sense guilt in some capacity—sometimes a significant amount, other times not.

She informed everyone that she was dying and that she would spend her final minutes in prayer and avoid wasting time by interacting with others. Before anyone could guess, she suddenly stopped moving her lips as she prayed while she lay blissfully in bed. She died without suffering.

Khushwant Singh

So, this is how I am getting the feeling of guilt and regret on having neglected her.

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