Words that saved me from a sea of sadness.

On 12th of August 2002, my very first girlfriend committed suicide. I was only 16 and my whole world had collapsed. I started drowning in the sea of sadness. Following are the words from a letter by my beloved teacher which saved me.

Something which is very important to us will have a unique form in our mind. Suddenly your physical senses realize that such a form is changed entirely from what it was. Your mind won’t adapt to it easily. In your mind, lots of other things are built over it.
This conflict is felt as sadness. Once you are able to resolve this conflict, sadness will disappear.