We are people with choices

As grown-ups, we have choices. We are not small children where we have to depend on our parents for everything.

We could work as a bus conductor or retrain as a psychotherapist. We could volunteer in an emergency shelter. We can throw ourselves into learning a new language or take a university degree. We can look up old and trusted friends or make new friends.

When we are sad, we should be inspired to imagine how else we might get by, now that a door has closed in front of us.+

We should consider this question: How can we rebuild our futures intelligently and creatively?