Three of my fellow Dukes and one recent graduate have died this month. 4 Dukes in 15 days. That's not counting the girl in September. I may not have known any of them personally, but I've been here long enough to know we are all connected by purple blood. We're all connected by the golden thread of love and pride in our school and community.
This has really put some things into perspective for me.
Believe in the brevity of life...and live it up while you can. Maybe the old saying isn't so played out. Life is short. Do the things now you really want to do; you don't know if you'll have tomorrow.
Tell the people you love how much you love them. The the strangers you don't know you love them too; you never know how much it'll help them.
Be truthful. Don't hide from yourself; it's no way to live.
Forgive.
Open up to yourself and others.
Put things into perspective.
Live life. Daily.
I need this as much as anyone. The brevity of life is upon me. Who's to say I will be around tomorrow? What's stopping me from breathing the breaths I'm given with respect and reverence for the fact that it was given to me?
I hurt, guys.
We all hurt.
But, use this moment to make a change. Use this moment to Be the Change. Go home in a few days and tell your family and friends why you're really thankful. Tell yourself what you're thankful for. Live your life like you're thankful that it's still yours to live.
We all bleed purple here at JMU. And today we're all crying tears of gold.
1 comment:
I was touched by death at an early age and I am not sure why exactly but I've always had a sick fascination with it in many ways. It's sort of an obsession and at the same time, one of my biggest fears but not so much on my behalf. I constantly worry about the ones I love dying and I really don't want it to happen.
As far as Death being an obsession, it is rare that a moment in the day doesn't go by that I honestly do not think about death. It's a bit maddening, really. Sorry for everything.
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