Monday, February 26, 2007

Courage and Bravery

Today I saw one of my colleagues working, and doing a splendid job as always. He is by far one of my absolutely favourite mediums.
It was brave because yesterday his cousin died in a fire. She was only 21.
My colleague who is only 26, has lost 4 close family members in 15 months, one after the other. It has been a great toll, and I don't understand how he does it. He is brave beyond words, and he has courage to admire.
I'd like to send my prayers out to his cousin, a beautiful 21 year old woman, who lost her life 2 days ago.
It is so painful when the young ones go, and it is so extremely difficult to watch that, and be of no help.

I remember when my little cousin died at the age of four. She was wise beyond her years, with big blue eyes.
It has impacted me for life, and I think of her often. She is missed, even to this day, and it's been over 20 years since she passed.

They die young, those the Gods love the most.
This is a saying we often use in obituaries where I come from. This was the sentence I remember most vividly from my cousins obituary.
When my cousin died, half of the city closed down. Her family was well known and everybody mourned.
Regardless of family, the love is always the same, the loss is always as great.

To lose children is the most painful thing a parent can go through. I cannot even fathom the enormity of it.

I sympathize with all those that have lost children into the hands of god.
Blessed be they all.

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