Cord Byrd: “Letting go of those whom we love is one of the most trying experiences, if not the most trying experience, in human…”

“Letting go of those whom we love is one of the most trying experiences, if not the most trying experience, in human existence. But looking back over a road of 78 years, it seems to me that much of life is about the seemingly simple process of letting go. It begins early in our human experience, as we let go of the security of our mother's arms, our mother's lap, of our favorite toys--if we were fortunate enough to have any toys--of childhood friends, of the house in which we grew up, our favorite teachers, and the blissful security of being still a child.”