A passing, and looking forward....

     Around 5:45 PM, I was informed via friends from the "inactive" fan club that one of my friends had passed away from a cardiac arrest. While I usually am pretty good at keeping my feelings out of reach, this friend of mine was a bit too dear to not play an act upon. To make things simple, all of us shed tears.

    To my Sorarity friends who are now upset, please listen to what I have to say to all of you. Let us not be overcome by our emotions, for surely, he would have liked us not to. While we are all saddened by his passing, remember that no one had wished for this to have happened. While I thank the people who are being involved, at the point of this writing, helping out his family members, may the rest of all of you stay strong-willed, and do try and pay your last respects when the time comes. And again, please stay strong, we all knew him as a dear friend, and I firmly believe he would not want us to be saddened by his passing.

    Personally, though our time spent was short comparatively, I have always respected your enthusiasm towards both Sora and the club as a whole, and have always enjoyed the wind that carries through with your every action, like the free spirit you are, and a voice of calm that has helped us through the trying times. I thank thee for the companionship you have given upon us, and may your final journey be smooth sailing. I still do, however, hold an apology to you for the actions my parents gave upon you on that day, and though I know you have never bore a grudge to me nor my parents, I still would have wished for your forgiveness upon their actions on that day. While it may never come, you will be fondly remembered, along with that day and the many others to which I now hold, ever dear.

    But with your passing, I have come to feel a lot more than I should, the fragility of life and the understanding that we may all pass into the afterlife. Your death has reminded me that with the friends I have now made, their passing will sting hard, no matter how long or short we have known each other for. Again, my condolences to your family, and while I wish to cry and feel anguished by your passing, I will stay ever strong, along with the others still living.

    May you Rest In Peace, Edmund

Ian