Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Great J of Yore

Posted on the 6S Social Network 11Feb10

In the grand scheme of life, every night befalls every morning light, until that one day. For my friend Jimmy, that night befell his last breath before his twenty-seventh birthday as he succumbed to his life-long struggle with diabetes. He wasn't the closest friend I have ever had, but he was more than just a pleasant acquaintance. As my grief from his death, more than three years ago, subsides, my mind generates only what seems to me to be bitter cliches. If you love someone, love them deeply and completely; if you hate someone, hate them ferociously and without remorse; no matter what you believe about anything, believe it until it hurts - make it true. There is never a tomorrow for any of us, only a pleasant surprise when we open our eyes against our most recent slumber...make it count.

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