The Sparkler, a Battle with an Addiction to Heroin in Losing Johnathan by Robert P. Waxler and Linda Waxler
A Story About the Human Condition
A sparkler, when lit, throws its sparks in every direction, shining light as they fall. Jonathan devoted his energies into labor studies, and believed in helping people. Like the sparkler, he cast off rays of light that touched everyone around him.
A sparkler, despite how innocent a firework it may seem, is nevertheless unpredictable. Sparklers burn at thousands of degrees, and as they illuminate the dark night, bringing joy to those around they, they can also cause great injury when they burn out -- searing the flesh of those holding them. While the injury might heal, there will always be a scar.
After Loosing Jonathan, everyone who knew him was injured. Those who loved him the most and held him close were scarred. Those scars can never go away. However their scars can serve a purpose in remembrance. One who's hand has first degree burns from a sparkler doesn't remember just the pain. He or she will remember the celebration and the joy they had with the sparkler.
They say that "a candle that burns twice as bright, lasts half as long". Sparklers are made out of magnesium, and when lit they burn so bright that they can cause blindness to an observer who looks directly at them. While some people may never shine in this life, Jonathan Blake Waxler, or The Sparkler, made of magnesium, burned brighter than any candle can.
In Losing Johnathan, Robert and Linda Waxler detail their son's emotional and physical battle with heroin, along with their own struggles. Losing Johnathan is not a book just for those dealing with parental grief. It is intended for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Losing Johnathan embarks all readers on a spiritual journey and highlights the human condition.
Resources:
Robert P. Waxler and Linda Waxler. Losing Johnathan. Massachusetts: Spinner Publications Inc., 2003
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Post a CommentA great article, although I do not know he Waxler's. My prayers are with such parents.