I am. HE HAS CLAWS LIKE KNIVES XD

mirocu is soon off to bed now. Had a good Oblivion session tonight and tomorrow it´s off to the cabin again.


Cheeeers!

Night

*From the shadows comes a comforting embrace*

I know too well the pain of losing a loved one. More difficult is when they are of same age and similar background, thus you being able too see what it would be like in there position.

Many years ago now...probably 1992-93 or so, I was in elementary school. I was the weird kid that only a few people really got along with.

One of them was a little red-haired girl named Emily. She was always sweet and all smiles to everyone. Even me. On Valentines when I didn't get any cards, (Well, I did, but all the kids threw mine away that the parents made them write.) she would come over to my table and write a card just for me.

No, we were never sweethearts or anything like that, she started going to a regular school as this was a private. I missed her but life went on.

Six months later, I came across two girls staring at a picture of her on the yellow, plastic, twisty slide; giving her famous smile that one of the teachers took of all of us at recess. When they turned to look at me, they were both in tears.

I naturally asked what had happened, and they told me that she and her father had died in a car accident during a recent rainstorm in the area.

That struck me like the thunderbolt of god, and was my first encounter with the impermanence of life. I still remember that moment vividly. But, I can draw strength from it. A reminder that right now, is the only thing which is real. That which you are capable of right now, is your only true possession.

To inject a little spirituality, Siddhartha Gautama's teachings includes the phrase: "You too shall pass away. Knowing this, how can you quarrel?" This is taken to mean, life is too short to be chasing the negative aspects. Anger. Fear. Regret. Pride. Of what use are they? Other than giving you a little boost in the moment in which they occur to react appropriately, they become as useless weights if carried beyond.

I am sorry to hear of your friend Kobby, and hope you come to terms with this in the best possible way.

I'll be fine. It's just hard to believe he was perfectly fine a few months ago, and now he's dead.

Yes. I remember the feeling all too well. It's earth-shattering.

His family must be devastated

To say the least.

Two days after my EMT instructor retired, a year ago in June, her son died en route in his own vehicle to a forest fire (He was a front line hotshot I think they're called.) I had attended her retirement party, and she was wistful at the very least, after the passing her grief was tangible.

It was like she had lost the will to live honestly. She was saddened to the point beyond tears. Losing a child, is the deepest of all pain, so unimaginable, there is no term for it such as 'Widow/Widower'.

A child should never be buried before their parents. It's a real sad thing when that's the case

It always comes as a shock when someone you know dies unexpectedly. It is a sad fact of life that we are all born to die, whether it is years or days, we all die.

I'm not great at comforting people who are upset so I'll simply say that I'm sorry for your loss and that almost everyone has experienced what you're going through. The feeling will pass with time, I lost someone close a few weeks ago myself.

My [censored] computer won't turn on


Okay, thank god, it started up.

This post has been edited by King Of Beasts: Aug 16 2013, 02:50 AM

On my morning walk I passed this gallery with somewhat of a local celebrity. His wife was btw my middle school teacher. Anyway, he rushed out and asked me if I was doing anything to which I said no. "Oh, good!" he said. "Then you can help me carry out a painting to the car!"

Which of course I did. I hope that when he gets it sold, I get a cut

You must feel like a big shot, helping a celebrity carry a painting to the car

I was part of something big!

You must feel SOOO special

Not really But it was kinda funny that I walked by just when he needed someone to help him carry.

It's a sign!

Ok, I can see a trend here. Now Kobby is gonna use those oversized emoticons all the time!

That is opportunity. You should offer to make him custom easels or something.

It's not my fault they're so big!