Saturday, June 23, 2007
start of a new life... tribute
no, not for me. for someone else. my age, someone i don't know personally but was confirmed in our faith the same day as me.a brother in Christ. we went to the same church and i can't even picture him. Thaddaeus... what has he brought into the lives of the people around him? i didn't get a chance and will never get a chance to know.
youth mass today, a joyous event. after the homily, fr ho made an announcement, he was rushing to the hospital. appears that thaddaeus, for some reason collapsed. his heart had suddenly stop beating. just found out that he had a hole in his heart from my sis. it was so sudden, at once the mood dampened. how could one so young, the same age as myself... nevermind. there was a rush of emotions... mostly 'omg' or 'wth'.
throughout the entire mass, i was wondering what his friends and family could be thinking or feeling at that point in time. i also wondered, what legacy did he leave behind? it's human nature, the desire to leave a part of ourselves on the planet so that memories of us will not be forgotten. What will people remember him by? How has his passing on affect the rest of us and for how long? there were a lot more questions that one can reflect on that i thought about but... maybe next time.
they sang 'we will rise again', it was... comforting i guess.
i no longer have the mood to study... i would rather be thinking about... well... other stuff right now. maybe that's thaddaeus gift to the rest of us, even to those who don't really know him, a wake up call. i really really REALLY hope he led a meaningful life. pray for him guys, sometime during all that mugging, pray for him and his family. it's the least we could do.
dear Lord, we thank u for the gift of life that u gave us. thank u for thaddaeus and the impact that he has and had left on us. we pray for his family and friends that they may be comforted, comforted by the fact that he is one more step closer to being next to you now that he has left this world.
Josh
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9:27 PM
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