How death and loss come swiftly

Early this afternoon, I heard a sad news. It was about a death of a good friend. He's too young to go, I thought.

Hours later, friends from a social networking site started posting pictures of him and saying farewell messages to him. They recalled how good that person was, as a son, a brother, a friend, a best friend, a boyfriend. I have seen how he meant to all these people. It was heartbreaking to see that all these people were not ready for this kind of loss, of grief. 

I was on the verge of taking an afternoon nap when I heard the news. And from then, I was recalling when and where I first knew him. I met him when they went to our house to personally invite me in their Antioch Weekend Seminar. He talked to my sister about few reminders and then, they went off. During the seminar, I could say that he was one of those persons who made me feel comfortable with that group. I could even remember that he was my partner during the graduation ceremony. He is a nice person.

And when I was finally an Antiocher, I found out that he is one of the few people you could count on. He would do his part, even when he was misunderstood at times. Some people might not like his domineering attitude. Some might be annoyed of his 'kakulitan,' (I included.) But still, he is a good friend. I could remember how I asked for help during one of our recollection and how he would tell me to relax and don't panic. And how I laughed and joked on him, in one of his first sessions with The Perdibles, his drumsticks flew in the air. I still think, it's too early for him to go.

It is sad. His family, loved ones, closest friends, and Antioch SILab, together with all the communities who knew him, are surely grieving.

I asked friends to pray for his soul because he might or might not be ready for this. But God will help him because He is the way. May he find God and his new home. May God bless his kind soul (+)

This is one of those moments when life teaches us that we only got limited time to do the things we need to do. And we need to make the most of this limited time so that when it's our time to go, we know that we lived well. Life may be short but he touched many different lives already.