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[maerik]

a very close friend passed away today.
just please...prayers, anything. he was suffering and afraid.
i would appreciate it very much.
thank you.

[derk134]

positive energies your way

[alchemistic]

Sorry for your loss and sorrow maerik.

No more fears and suffering for your friend...white lights abound

[being human]

shit...sorry to hear it Tasha...
hes all good tho...
so fret not homie

[maerik]

hes all good tho...
so fret not homie

whenever i start feeling down about losing him i think of this and it makes me laugh.
but i also know that it is true. it's a strange mix of emotions to lose someone you care about, especially when they have been suffering. you feel helpless that they suffered, and you grieve for losing them. but you are happy their suffering is over and that they have moved on..

the man who died was 90 years old. his name was Ned. he was never married. he had been friends with my grandparents for most of his life and lived in a small house directly behind theirs. he used to be a college professor, once owned a bookstore, and was extremely intelligent and artistic. he had up drawings of naked women he'd done himself, in person, carved beautiful gunstocks and made ampliphiers. the walls of his living room were solid bookshelves and he had drawers full of papers he'd written and studies he'd done. he spoke french fluently. he smoked cigars and drank beer everday but stayed healthy even in old age. it was only within the past two things started to take a turn. he had developed alzheimers, and it was so hard to watch his mind go while his body trucked along with little to no problems. he was so scared and confused. he kept his sense of humor, though. after a while we had to re-introduce ourselves everytime we went to visit. my aunt once pointed to me and said "and this is my niece, Tasha" Ned responded with "oooh, i'd like to draw her..." LOL. i used to look through his books each time i went to visit and i once found a french copy of The Little Prince, my favorite book. i hadnt thought it was possible to like the old man anymore that i already did, but apparently it was. he had his own notes and commentaries written in french on the pages of the book. my entire family is christian (with the exception of myself and few others) and my grandmother and uncle were always trying to convince him to be "saved" and accept jesus christ into his heart. he would reply with something similar to "I do believe in God, but i do not like those churches.." which i always found humor in. when he was in the hospital a few weeks before he passed he told my grandmother that he prayed to God. she told him that was a good person to pray to, lol.

i just thought i would share with you a little about him, so you would know him a little better. you all would have liked him had you gotten the chance to meet him. he would have had many interesting things to say about the things we discuss here. thank you all for your support, it is very much appreciated

[being human]

glad I made ya laugh a bit...

you honor him..
and he knows it...
he sounds like a pretty cool cat

[alchemistic]

He sounds like an interesting fella...creative, intelligent and lived a good long life.

It's nice to think that now he can be instrumental in teaching again...on another level

[being human]

^^nice

[maerik]

Ned's memorial service was today in his home. Everyone brought their rifles he'd carved the gunstocks for and shot them off. We looked through books and pictures and watched home videos, it was very nice. His neice even gave me his french copy of The Little Prince ^.^

[being human]

cool you got the book...
I need to read this book
about a prince that is little