In memory of Brandon
I have always attended the same elementary school, middle school, and high school with my closest friends. As you grow throughout the years, you meet more individuals that each make an impact on your life in some form. As I woke up the other morning, I checked facebook and discovered that one of my good friends had passed away. R.I.P. Brandon was everyone’s current status. It was extremely hard to grip what I had just read. Many thoughts rushed through my head as I wondered what had happened and if the rest of my friends were okay.
I met Brandon in seventh grade and we instantly became good friends. (We even had the harmless, little, middle school crush on each other.) Brandon was a great friend that I would later make many memories with in high school.
Brandon’s best friend called me a day after the accident and I was told to pray and tell everyone that I love or who has made an impact on me, how thankful I am for them.
I’m writing this blog to tell you the same message. Life is very short and you should always be thankful for everything and everyone. You never know how much a person has influenced your life until it is too late and they are gone.
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After reading your blog, it reminded me of a similar situation that happened in my home town. Two boys, a year older than me, died along with one of the boy's father in a horrific car accident my sophomore year. The two boys were known by everyone for their "super star" athletic abilities but even more so, as nice, genuine people. I only knew the boys on an acquittance level before the accident but over the years after their deaths, I became best friends with their closest friends. I saw how their deaths affected their friends from heightened driving precautions to simply saying "I love you" before you leave somewhere.
After their deaths, I really began to grasp the idea of "taking life for granted". It was so easy for me to think of the boys as well liked but after they died, their lives seemed to have more powerful and meaningful personalities.
It's so easy to just watch the news and hear about random murders or soldiers killed overseas and be completely unaffected by it. The reality and repercussions of a death are just not apparent until it gets personal. I am so sorry for your loss, and I hope all of the memories of your friend are nothing but happy and amazing.
The message in this blog is very important. So many of us, especially at SMU take too much for granted and that includes the love and support of our family and friends. I don't think a lot of people understand what it their life would be like without that love, support, and friendship. Even I forget at times too and hang up from a phone conversation with my mom mad or not let my friends know how much they really mean to me. It's so hard to believe that they could be gone before the next chance we get to share this with them.
It's so easy to just say you'll put things off until later, but what if there isn't a later? Life is precious and so many of us are so fortunate that we forget to thank the people responsible for that.
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