If I Could Change the World

By Sofia LaPointe

Why do people always say things get better over time? It’s like time is the default now in mending all pains. But loss is forever and is a pain that leaves a hole in your heart. If I had the power to change one thing, I would make it so heaven had visiting hours. Imagine between  the hours of eleven to eight, we could see whomever we wanted, even just for an hour once a week. If you could knock on a door and the other side, everyone you have loved and lost would be on the other side. Your childhood pet or your mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles, whoever you wanted right there. Love is forever, but unfortunately, time keeps moving forward. It never ends, no matter what’s going on in your life and no matter how overwhelmed you are. In the moments you are at your weakest, imagine just having a loved one right there. Picture having life-changing news, a new job, or meeting the love of your life. You could bring them during visiting hours so they can see the people who shaped you. It’s like they never left. The moments when you think, “what would grandma do” no longer do you have to wonder. Just ask. Even if you just wanted to talk, you could, or if you needed a hug or shoulder to cry on, mom or dad is right there. Goodbye would no longer be a thing. It would be “see you soon” with our loved ones being right there when we want them.