Gone Too Soon - Part 2

So this is another sad story huh? Oh yes it is. It seems everybody’s gone to some far places lately, and I don’t mean literally. 

 

Just recently, another very dear friend of mine passed away due to brain cancer as declared. He was my friend back in call center old times and is very dear to me. He’s one of a kind in a sense that he is the only one I know with too much energy and vigor, very enthusiastic, very hearty. In years of friendship, I never saw him get tired, or sad or complain about anything. He can manage to laugh about all of it all the time… his cheerful disposition is contagious, you can never have a dull moment around him.

Everybody who knows him will attest to my statements, I know… but there is one thing that makes him so special to me. He makes sure to call and greet me on my birthdays. Well, don’t get me wrong, all my friends greet me on my birthdays and I love ‘em all, but not all of them will call just to say “happy birthday”, and that is what I love most about him. Every year, I know I can expect a call from him within the day of my birthday. God knows I will miss him.

His demise was shocking. Nobody, even his family, has foreseen this episode in our lives. In a matter of weeks, or so, he left everybody speculating on the incidents unknown… on what could have been the pain, the agony… the tortures he so tried to overcome. He is too young to go at the age of 25. This was probably one of the many factors that causes regrets on the ones he left. Apparently, however we think about  it, we can never get him back. He is with his creator and father, we know he is relieved and happy.

This event, though unlikely, is another chance to reflect on life, how it can be too short to live by. It is another chance to realize and let ourselves out of negative hang-ups, let ourselves feel how we are blessed and loved… let everybody else feel our love for them. As they say life is too short to dwell on regrets, pains and heartaches. Smile and let everyone feel the happiness you are willing to share.