A group of young children shared heartfelt lessons on grief after losing their beloved dog. The youngsters went through a painful, devastating situation, but even at their young age, they have learned something many people, much older than them, still struggle to grasp. Watch the short but powerful clip to hear what these youngsters have learned after losing a cherished pet.

Many situations and circumstances in life deserve to be recognized and celebrated. We all want to experience as much joy and happiness as possible. Who in their right mind wouldn’t want that? You and I would think there’d be something incredibly wrong with someone who didn’t want as much joy and happiness in their life as possible.

However, while experiencing joy and happiness 24/7/365 is a nice goal and something to strive for, it is impossible. We all go through deep, dark and truly painful valleys. Death and loss are sadly very real, often causing much hurt and heartache. Not even youngsters are spared from going through these deep, dark valleys, as a clip posted on YouTube makes clear.

Three young children lost their beloved dog, a devastating blow, causing each of them immense pain and grief. But instead of getting upset and holding those feelings inside, they found and learned how to express and work through their grief.

The children organized a community-wide funeral for their pet, and several dogs and people attended the service. At that service, the children were able to express their feelings and the hurt they experienced following that loss.

But what the young man said about grief will completely blow you away. Hearing such wisdom from someone so young is impressive. As odd as it may sound, he mentioned that joy plays a role in coping with grief.

“Yes, because it allows you to realize that even after you’ve lost, there is still meaning to life,” he said.

Revelation 21:4 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”