TO THE LOVING MEMORY OF DONALD: A TRUE WARRIOR

A few days ago I learned of the tragic death of a sixteen year old man.

In August 2009 he contracted merca a disease that cannot be treated with penicillin based medication. He also suffered double pneumonia and his condition began to worsen.

After a time the diseases slackened their hold and he seemed to improve when he was stricken with swine flu. And because his body was already in a weakened state the illness overpowered him and he slipped into the next world on October 18, 2009; cut down in the prime of life.

And he fought courageously for 58 days.

He was a true warrior.

To say that I was not shocked would be a falsehood.

To state that I did not grieve, and still grieve, would be another lie.

To tell you that his family and friends did not grieve would be in error.

Those who love the most shall be missed the most.

And you need to know that I didn't even know this young man personally. But you may ask why I feel this way. Because I love and care about young people.

We are living in a world that is full of senseless violence but from what I have learned about Donald he loved people and that means he cared too. Love made him a true warrior.

Love is the greatest human emotion.

Although Donald was only sixteen when he passed on, his days on earth were well spent which is something that a lot of adults need to take into account.

Love elevates people above the hatred and the pettiness that creates wars, but seldom does a young person know the true meaning of love let alone express it as Donald did. That is because true love made him super human. Love elevated him above the things of the world.

Parents do you hug your children every day and tell them that you love them?

Do friends hug each other and say, "I love you?" And I do not speak of the love of the flesh which is but a moment and is gone.

I speak of the love that only God possesses because it is unconditional.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone so while your children, and your friends are still in this world love them as though it would be their last day on earth, for should they die tomorrow you will regret having said nothing the day before, and many there are who have gone the distance.

If you seek out YouTube you will find another true warrior, someone who loved Donald > Textingaddict04.

For Donald death was not the end of life, it was only the beginning...in eternity.......