In the vastness of space and the immensity of time

Every single moment that we were alive and we were together was miraculous. We knew we were beneficiaries of chance. That pure chance could be so generous and so kind. That we could find each other. That we could be together for 20 years. The way he treated me and the way I treated him, the way we took care of each other and our family, while he lived. That is so much more important than the idea I will see him someday. I don't think I'll ever see Carl again. But I saw him. We saw each other. We found each other in the cosmos, and that was wonderful."