He sits there and you have no words. In this moment you wish the Lord had suddenly blessed you with the charisma of Robin Williams and the melodic speaking of Shakespeare. You wish you had the magic to fix him, to make everything okay again. But you can't. So you just sit there and watch him break into your shoulder.

It'd be easier if life was given with a script, telling us exactly what to say at exactly the right moment, but that's not how life works. When we look at someone who is hurting, we do everything we possibly can to make it alright. We often get lost in our own attempts to help those we love and are left with blank stares and gaping mouths with nothing to say but "I'm sorry."

But what are we sorry for? We didn't hurt them. We didn't take what they love. We didn't break his heart. What a person really needs is just someone to simply exist as a form of love. Someone to love them when the sun has set and there is nothing but dark skies and lonely nights.

Someone to remind them that when all is lost that you are still there to be found. When the world is crashing down you will make it your duty to carry the sun and stars to let them know they are not alone in this painful journey, that you will be there. You will be there for everything.

So sit there while he cries, hold her when she shakes. Tell her you love her and that it's okay to hurt, that sometimes he doesn't have to be strong. He can break down because you will be there to catch him. To simply love him. We can't fix everyone's problems, we can't carry others' burdens but we can remind them they are loved and though not everything is going to be okay and that life is going to be hard for awhile, you will be there to make his hurt a little less painful. You will be sunshine when he needs it, because he will need it.