tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post2030627090378413937..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Pondering the death of a classmatesagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-76891866557229695942010-05-28T16:15:45.619-04:002010-05-28T16:15:45.619-04:00Sorry to hear that buddy. Mortality is something w...Sorry to hear that buddy. Mortality is something we can't live without. That holds the mysteries to God and existence.cyclopsevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11440123931878867581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-17293230639873846802010-05-28T10:30:09.340-04:002010-05-28T10:30:09.340-04:00I had three guys who were all within 3 or 4 years ...I had three guys who were all within 3 or 4 years of my age pass away in the first few months of 2010.<br /><br />The same thing happened on Facebook with one of them. It kept popping up, asking me to leave him a message. Eerie.<br /><br />Then I ran into another of the guy's parents at my last 10K a couple weekends ago. There's just nothing you can say.<br /><br />It definitely left me asking, why them and not me.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20700005270300697052010-05-27T21:56:39.687-04:002010-05-27T21:56:39.687-04:00It is sobering no matter one's age, but when w...It is sobering no matter one's age, but when we're near/at/past mid-life it seems to cause so much more reflection.Beauhttp://www.foxhavenjournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-85876723599539844302010-05-27T19:36:56.061-04:002010-05-27T19:36:56.061-04:00I can't imagine what it's like for those g...I can't imagine what it's like for those girls to lose their dad at such a young age. How awful.<br /><br />I'm in my 40s and I realize I won't be around forever, so I try to live and enjoy every moment of the time God's given me on earth. I feel you do, too, and that's all we can do, my friend...live and enjoy the moments.Ileanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200869126695231050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-20328792517636147292010-05-27T16:24:13.545-04:002010-05-27T16:24:13.545-04:00Deaths just keep getting closer and closer to my a...Deaths just keep getting closer and closer to my age. I'm not ready for people my age that I know to start moving on but already it is happening. It always reaffirms that I am mortal and that I need to make good use of what time I have left. It is always nice to know that those that do leave ahead of us are missed by others. If only they could have known just how many...Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18156912582914524952010-05-25T23:00:37.686-04:002010-05-25T23:00:37.686-04:00No matter how you slice it, 53 isn't very old....No matter how you slice it, 53 isn't very old. <br /><br />Then again, 100 doesn't sound all that old to me, either.<br /><br />Life's just too short.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-5892834639968817142010-05-25T13:01:08.458-04:002010-05-25T13:01:08.458-04:00Things like this remind me that I can't count ...Things like this remind me that I can't count on reaching retirement age. Instead of waiting to take that national parks road trip when I'm older, I'm taking it NOW. I could get a part-time job and earn some money this summer, which is what a lot of people think I should do, but I'm not.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573262524755768643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-77704726442544223832010-05-25T09:13:40.267-04:002010-05-25T09:13:40.267-04:00I'm sorry about your classmate. I know how cl...I'm sorry about your classmate. I know how close to home that always feels--same age, same basic demographics<br />There were only 240 of us and the first to die was a close friend who was an undiagnosed schizophrenic--we were young and I always felt guilty because I knew there was something wrong. He was a high school football star who became progressively more quiet--and "killed" himself when we were 23--we had stayed in touch<br />By the time of the reunion 14 were dead that we knew about--they were from every strata of our class<br />It makes you feel scared. It makes you feel lucky. It makes you feel too many emotions<br />I like the FB memorials. It's a way a person can live onpiahttp://courtingdestiny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-21494188464136743912010-05-24T22:34:08.546-04:002010-05-24T22:34:08.546-04:00Your blog header shot is amazing. I don't kno...Your blog header shot is amazing. I don't know how long it has been there but I'm not out on blogs much. I like FB because I've reconnected with classmates and college roommates I'd lost touch with long long ago. <br />I often get lost in myself thinking about my mortality. Wondering if today is your last day. I guess that is why we should never take anything for granted.Deanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031154927371849065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-88858338040818309132010-05-24T20:53:59.781-04:002010-05-24T20:53:59.781-04:00Oh, I'm so sorry to hear of his passing. It so...Oh, I'm so sorry to hear of his passing. It sounds cliché but I'm glad he didn't suffer. So sudden, though!kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152568985075401447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-24968952801923837702010-05-24T18:42:25.919-04:002010-05-24T18:42:25.919-04:00Prayer & a Hug sage!
I kinda Understand,
Joh...Prayer & a Hug sage!<br /><br />I kinda Understand,<br /><br />JohnFull-On-Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964018803560952364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-70247267086584524362010-05-24T15:46:00.254-04:002010-05-24T15:46:00.254-04:00This is was precisely the reason why my father in ...This is was precisely the reason why my father in law said to me yesterday he would never have a FB account. To avoid these shocks. He's 85 -but very fit and computer literate-.<br /><br />On a different matter, yesterday I had a similar shock as yours: one of my fellow bloggers from the UK (Mutley, the author of Mutleythedogsdayout -you surely saw him commenting in my blog sometime-) died last Friday peacefully in his sleep. <br /><br />He was only 46 and apparently fit. He was an excellent writer and a very nice man. I can't believe he's gone.<br /><br />I'm sorry that you've been through this, Sage. Your friend was very young to go too. This makes us ponder about the fragility of life. I know the feeling and I send you all my support in these moments.Leni Qinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787813168299836381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-29070029865018926582010-05-24T13:15:35.631-04:002010-05-24T13:15:35.631-04:00We feel others passing far more than we will regre...We feel others passing far more than we will regret our own...buffalodickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663035745368682736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-83773624344840780942010-05-24T10:24:55.341-04:002010-05-24T10:24:55.341-04:00The first of my classmates to die actually drowned...The first of my classmates to die actually drowned while we were in high school. I'd hung out with him only a day before and it was a shock I still remember.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31720751947054587072010-05-24T09:43:36.937-04:002010-05-24T09:43:36.937-04:00Gautami, it's been 3 1/2 years since I lost a ...Gautami, it's been 3 1/2 years since I lost a good friend to suicide and I still find myself asking why and wishing I could call on him to talk things over.<br /><br />Just because, I know that mother must be crushed... Why do these things happen?<br /><br />Randall, yes, life is shorter than I ever imagined!<br /><br />Kenju, The scheme of things is that we're all getting older! But its also that life is fleeting and we're not really captains of our destinysagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-56739524483825488042010-05-24T08:43:54.896-04:002010-05-24T08:43:54.896-04:00It is always disconcerting to lose a classmate, an...It is always disconcerting to lose a classmate, and it will lead to much introspection and wonder about the scheme of things and where you stand in it. I'm sorry, Sage.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-44625770684661279862010-05-24T08:28:17.545-04:002010-05-24T08:28:17.545-04:00My sympathies to you and prayers for his family.
...My sympathies to you and prayers for his family. <br /><br />It is moments like this which should shake us from our daily routine and ponder the shortness of life and the things we should be doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-91514106715090957492010-05-24T08:27:10.495-04:002010-05-24T08:27:10.495-04:00Last month we lost two members of the running club...Last month we lost two members of the running club. One, a 75 year old I knew well and with whom I ran many times, was expected. He had a brain tumor and it was terminal but when I heard while on vacation that the son of a good friend, 25 years old, had died in his sleep, that shook me. Same as you, we were not friends, I saw him in the gym, I said hello, I made a few comments to him and viceversa but his death really upset me. Thinking of his mother on mother's day, just 2 weeks later. So sad.A Plain Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741520771592669741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-74002278072358525342010-05-23T22:49:45.140-04:002010-05-23T22:49:45.140-04:00Recently I learnt that one of my closest school fr...Recently I learnt that one of my closest school friend committed suicide. I simply couldn't believe it. The Swati I knew back then would have never done it. I don't know what compulsions drove her to it. Yet I feel if she had only shared with us. She has left behind two small daughters. Her parents have completely come apart. Sometimes the whys/hows never get answered.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.com