As you all know, I barely sleep much at night.
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A good night rest is not the norm for me.
Be it I went to bed early, I will be wide awake around 3 in the morning.
Mostly by nightmares, or other stuffs.
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This morning, a saddening news came to me.
My sister break the news to me, the time was 5.35 a.m.
She told me the following :
A friend of ours, a close friend that we all saw as a family, he had to leave the realm in a disheartening tragedy.
Even while I type this post, I still find it unbelievable.
As if part of me still refuse or hardly able to grasp the sad news. That this friend, is there no more.
I won't go into much details here, concerning privacy and also because I respect his life memories.
But know this, that friend, and his family, was quite close friend of mine. I known his siblings, and have a good friendship with them. I known his elders and several relatives, all in quite a good manner.
I first met with this friend around 2012, in our previous church community. The event was a quizz, a biblical trivia quizz.
During the semifinal, our teams competed each other.
That first encounter sure is a good start of a long lasting friendship that has last for almost a decade now.
I remember, that some time around 2016-2017, an accident occurred to me.
I boiled a huge amount of water, in preparation for a late night warm bath.
I accidentally stumbled and flipped the huge pot containing a scalding hot water, unto myself.
My sister, in that panic situation notified our friend, the older sister of this friend.
And in a matter of minutes, he arrived in front of our door, and tend to our aid.
I got a second degree burn that evening, the hot water splashed directly across my body, from my right thigh down was boiling instantly. Although I instantly applied some first-aid and other precautions, the injury itself is still quite severe.
Being me, I self medicated the injury and had to stay for at least a week to recover.
During that time, this very good friend, stayed with us for almost 2 days.
That is a deeply moving moment for me personally, if we are talking about this particular person, about how he help without needing any request, of how dependable and caring he is as a person.
For almost ten years now, since 2012, when I first time known this friend, and sure, many memories comes to my mind right now, even more so during this hard to believe time.
Sure a decade of good friendship will bring many memories right?
They say, that you will get to know the real personality of a person when you observe them during a stressful situation.
I once get the chance to accompany him, bringing the neighbor's pet, a mongrel dog, to the vet, the poor soul contracted parvovirus infection, a critical situation.
Despite the situation, with patience and care, this friend help the neighbor without any complaint come out of his mouth.
From that, I can testify, despite his hot-blooded young mind, despite his age, that he is a good person in nature.
Along the way, this past decade, I personally receive plenty of help from him. So, this loss also impact me in it's own way.
I had known him, as a sport enthusiast, as a good drummer, a photography enthusiast, a curious tinkerer, a caring and loyal friend, a good friend, as a person that always try to be funny but often fail to crack a joke, as a brother in Christ. During the past years, him and his family felt so close to me personally, as if they were an extended family that I just found.
I am very thankful to get the chance to know this wonderful person. To observe and also growing together in faith with him and the rest of the gang, the circus trope that I've known as a big number of newfound younger siblings, my siblings in Christ.
He is a man of Christ that goes to soon, and moreso in that particular disheartening cause.
I pray that God may help the family members and all of relatives to be able to walk through this painful moments.
May this seasons of life be gentle with them, that in this time of mourning, comfort shall be provided for their aching heart.
And to Marco, the man of God that sadly had to exit the stage in such a young age. This post of good reminiscent, be dedicated to.
You are my brother in Christ, a friend in times of need.
A very good friend of mine
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Like the heat wave in the middle of summer,
That shooked people terribly, and then gone away
Like the torrential downpour of rain at the end of seasons.
That hits the yearning soil without mercy, but suddenly stops altogether the next moment.
Like a small flicker from a candle before it went off.
That burn the brightest, and the next second, a complete darkness
So is the breathe of human.
One second we exist, and another, gone out of sight.
My friend,
Although one day we all fade away
May the memories still remain, the good one, outnumbering the saddening one.
The kind and heartwarming memories, covering every past transgressions.
Of how a compatriots can be showcased through the test of time and seasons of life.
Knowing that death is not the real end.
And despite the pain of losses, despite the heart breaking news that followed this separation.
Despite all of these,
Let comfort find it's way toward your heart
And may peace still be given freely to you.
Knowing, that in every rainfall, there will be rainbow afterward.
And even in pain, there will always comfort to be found.
So, may we all meet again one day, united under the light of Christ
So, with loving kindness of Christ, this isn't goodbye.
May we meet again.
Yes,
May we meet again....
