Sunday, 12 October 2008

Death comes at the oddest of times

I haven't much experience with death - I've never lost anyone close to me.

I was browsing Facebook and discovered a group and a girl who attended my school died 2 weeks ago from an epileptic attack. She was only nineteen, the same age as I. I knew her but not that well, I once attended the Cinema with her to see the film "Honey"

It seems so tragic because she was so young and according to the group she is a mother as well. She couldn't have done that much with her life - She was quiet at school and was bullied. It seems sad that she was bullied at school, became pregnant to a little girl and now her life has ended abruptly at nineteen.

When someone dies who you aren't close to it still affects you somewhat and reminds you that death is very much intertwined with life and when it happens it just means they are no longer there anymore and that is that, there is no relief, an endless swirling black hole. I mean, I can only imagine really.

I have no idea how I would feel or would react if someone close to me died, it does seem unthinkable but it is inevitable.

It makes you think that life is for living and death isn't always so far away.

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