Friday, November 06, 2009

When Death comes stealing again

Its heartbreaking to hear news of death. Especially when its someone you know. Especially when its your friend. Especially when you are of the same age.

What is the worth of a life, however short it might be?

It's worth cannot be measured. And I'm not talking about the Christian values on "souls" and what not. Lets just leave that aside for now. There's more to Heaven and Hell when someone dies.

When someone dies, its not just "another dead guy". Its not just "Oh, he's in Heaven", or "He's in Hell" (although no one says such things). It's about the impact he made around him, the people he loved and loved him, the things he did and the things he could do.

Yes, he is not famous. He has not invented anything that is of great contribution to mankind. He is not your usual "great men".

But he's somebody's son. He's somebody's boyfriend. He's somebody's friend. He's somebody's buddy. He's somebody's somebody.

He shared happy times with us. He shared hard times with us. He shared jokes. He brought us laughter. He was as alive as anyone else could be.

And the most heartbreaking thing is the fact there's still so much left for him to do, but he's no longer here to do them.

Rest in peace, my friend. Its been great having you around.

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