Young people tend to have massive dreams about having a good job, a nice girl friend, a nice group of friends to hang out with and goof around with and seeing their favourite bands or sports teams live. Or may be have dreams about travelling the world, and live long enough to see robots taking over the world. Dreams and wishes are what make us want to live, it's this idea of being happy. All of us have different perspectives about the idea of happiness. Some see that meeting the love of their lives is the way to happiness, some might see happiness through a good job and having money while others might see happiness through stuff like reading and listening to music. So yeah, all of us want to live long enough to satisfy our selves with the things that make us happy, to try to fulfill our hopes and dreams. Lets be honest who thinks that he might die so young?? Almost all of us think that we will die at 70, or may be 80, or may be 100, who knows??? But God, John Green was so right when he said that life isn't a wish granting machine.
I had a friend of mine who had the same dreams, he wanted to have a job, get some money and travel. He wanted to go back to KSA and see Mecca again. I'm also sure that he wanted to meet someone to love or may be he already had one, may be he wanted to get married, have kids, live till he is 70 or 80 and see his grand children. All of these are maybes that we won't get to see because he is dead now. You see I really don't think that being dead is something he had on his mind especially he is 23. And why would anyone of us think about such a thing?? Why would a 23 year old dude think that well all of his hopes and dreams will be squashed because he will die tomorrow?? That's what makes death an asshole, he just comes and go, just like that. I really would have liked to tell you guys that my friend fought the good fight and died as a hero, an inspiration. But no, the reality is that he didn't even get the chance to fight, he died suffering from a coma caused by a car accident. He didn't fight, he didn't say any memorable last words, he just went into a coma and died. I wish I could say that we all got the chance to see him before dying, I wish I could say I had the chance to tell him good bye. I wish I could say that I had the chance to know him more. But the truth is we didn't get the chance to do anything.
At this point people will start saying stuff like he is in a better place now but this is what people want to hear and convince themselves with. Death is cruel, I can imagine him having a normal life like each and everyone of us. Yes, I do feel that he got robbed, death robbed him, death didn't give him the chance to live and see the world. The death of a friend or a young one makes you think about life and yourself?? Will you get the chance to fulfill your hopes and dreams?? Leave a mark?? I really don't know, all I know is that I'm sure how I feel and that by God I'll miss you my friend, it's rare to meet someone that pure and friendly, I haven't seen anyone as optimistic as he was. Rest in peace my friend. Part of me wants him to be able to see how much we all love him, I really hope he does.
“Because there is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. There is no honor in dying of.”
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