The Injustice of Death

[hahamommy]

I'm so sad a 21 year old Deaf kid from my hometown was killed on Saturday. He was hunting with a friend and they were on their way back to the car, his friend saw the train and lept to safety but was unable to warn Joe. Here's the pisser, Joe is (was) a totally cool kid. He had endured the suckiest life imaginable, especially for a Deaf kid, but he came thru like a star. He was intelligent and kind. The last conversation we had, we discussed The Four Agreements and human evolution. He's the kinda kid that makes you believe in reincarnation just so he can come back with his wisdom and have the life he truly deserves. The punk who survived is, in my humble opinion, a waste of oxygen. He's a crankhead with a horrible reputation for violence and an even worse attitude about life in general. There they were, two souls for the universe to choose from, and the good one was taken... will we ever understand?

~diana :

[emmaline]

Dear Diana

I'm so sorry to hear of the death of your friend, he sounds so wonderful, another time that the universe makes no sense

my nephew who is Deaf lost a good friend in very similar circumstances some years ago, there's no missing the tragedy in such events

[lisamarie]

I just don't get it. I had something like that happen to one of my friends (who I had a MAJOR crush on) in h.s. His whole life was full of potential and promise and then gone. The "why's" for situations like this are just even more heartwrenching and confusing, not to mention the anger involved.

Sending peace and love to you and your community as you grieve his loss.

Much Love~

Lisa

[applejuice]

The first person I remember seeing dead was my baby sister at age two and a half. I was six.

She had a fever. She was ill. I remember she and I were watching television together, laughing and playing as little girls do. She then dozed and fell asleep. Alittle later, my mom tried to wake her to give her some water and sponge bath her to keep her fever down. She never responded. She was dead. Her lung fluids had filled her throat and she choked. Pneumonitis.

As a mother myself, I kept my little ones close to me whenever they were ill and feverish. YOu never forget an experience like that.

Death makes no sense to me whatsoever.

[DaryLLL]

hahamommy--how sad. He sounds like a special guy. he left a leagcy behind him, even at that young age.

applejuice--so sorry for you loss too! Poor little babies, you and her. We have to appreciate our loved ones while we have them. Life is so vulnerable.

[Piglet68]

My belief system holds to a random universe, so I never ask "why". Shit happens, that's really the best answer I have for it.

However, I do think that we learn from all of Life's experiences, good and bad. So when something tragic happens, I try to get something from it, figure out what it has taught me, and live that lesson as a remembrance of the person lost (using death as an example).

[CerridwenLorelei]

I agree with you on the injustice of death

that young man sounds like a wonderful person
Let's hope he gave many people lessons...
My mil was taken at her time and so will my gma be and both of them were/are such sweethearts (ok gma could be snotty and snipey but she was a good person in total)