Absence is a part of life. At one time or another the absence of a friend or loved one affects my life. The absence of peace of mind is enough to push one to the limit of sanity. The absence of joy and hope often makes me feel a sense of despreation that is hard to over come. I am learning that the absence of love, trust and respect often has the effect of desolution and creates the feelings that life itself matters not. Even in times when you have a friend the absences in life can overwhelm and totally destroy one from the inside out. Absence is something that I have accepted, now simple comes the reality of living life with that acceptance.