Life And Ideas In John Mistake's 'Swan Song'

Life is a car that drives on a deteriorating road that crumbles after you pass. It crumbles along with the places and people you meet on it. The people we meet on that road trip are mere icons in a sea of landmarks, but all of it doesn’t matter in the finale. Distance between loved ones doesn’t make them fonder of each other; on the contrary, it tears them apart. Methods of communication, like telephones and social media, and returning from the absence don’t reunite separated families and friends. Even with modern techniques of contact, people still lose touch with ones who are far away. They could be a couple roads or continents away. Being physically present with others makes them closer to the other by interconnecting their lives. When they’re in desperate need of each other, they can be there for the mental and emotional support. They can attend each other’s life-changing celebrations and sorrows. Knowing that someone is by your side through everything makes …show more content…
They would have already missed major and minor turning points, realizations, trials, and occasions. After their return, the absentee would try to catch up on all what he or she missed, tie any severed ends with the departed, and rekindle burnt flames. No one knows how long the required actions would take to be accomplished. In Swan Song, Lana Del Ray sang,” You’ve been gone for so long; you missed everything.” Charles M. Schulz said,” Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely.” Waiting for that dear friend to return from his or her settlement elsewhere makes you feel the emptiness of losing someone dear. To overcome it, you try to find a replacement, someone who would understand you the same way the departed did. Each would’ve found a replacement for the loss. If that person returned, it would be too late to return to that previous state of bliss. He or she had been traded for a present