Inspirational Quote 3.19.15 Loss of a Child

Over the last few weeks we’ve been presenting inspirational songs about grieving. We dealt with loss of a loved one, grieving from the point of view of the dying, and supporting a friend during their bereavement. You can find them through this liink:

https://blog.aftertalk.com/author/larry-lynn/

This week we are dealing with the hardest death of all, the untimely loss of a child. Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven” is a modern classic. Below the lyrics are two youtubes: the first is the song itself performed by Clapton to a montage of photos of his son. The second is an interview with him about the day Conor Clapton fell out of a window to his death.

I saw Clapton perform with his band, Cream, in, of all places, the Hunter College auditorium on March 29, 1968. He was, and still is, the greatest guitar player of his generation. He had a strange childhood, raised by parents who were actually his grandparents, and a sister who was in reality his mother. Conor’s presence in his life transformed Clapton, giving him a reason to deal with his addictions. The loss of a child changed his life and his music profoundly.