Farewell to a Friend!
I've been trying to figure this whole thing out...just the idea, sometimes, of death; strips me of the idea that I have time when I don't...Rambling!
Yeah, I am confused and wondering when I stopped caring or when did Time extend his hand to me and say your focus is no longer with keeping up with people but on seeking out truth.
I remember the first time I ran into him after arriving on campus, (ASU) of course he'd been apart of my church family for years but it was the sight of seeing him outside of Home. He was laughing and tripping with a group of friends but the moment he saw me he ran to give me a hug, it was almost as if we'd not seen each other in years but I am sure I'd seen him within a six month period...maybe, it was also, realizing that I was at a school where I knew plenty of people attended but knew no one for real. He was my saving grace. My walk through, the person who showed me some stuff on campus, the building pointer, the person that made sure I knew where the music hall was and who to talk with. I remember the entire time we stood talking, I was thinking of how to extend the conversation, lol, that was twenty years ago. Today, I found out he'd passed due to health complications. Although, we've shared laughs, chats and hugs since my first day on campus. I always think that I'll see people again, I always think I'll have time to catch up...we don't always have that time, that opportunity to introduce them to our kids, catch them up on what new drama, adventures, we don't always have the chance to say, Thank You for talking to me that day, I know it was God that sent you my way!
Anytime, I hear that someone from my childhood has passed or that anyone I actually adore has passed, I can't figure out if my sadness is because I'm going to miss them, or if I'm sad because I know, They completed there stent in time and I wont experience their presence again?! Now, I know the latter may seem selfish but in my short time on this earth I have experienced evil in forms I never thought possible, however, in that same instance I have been Blessed to meet some of the most kind hearted people the universe has to offer and Cornelius Booker was one of those people.
There wasn't a time that he saw me in public and did not speak, he never denied the fact that he knew me and I appreciate the God in him for that today and everyday!
Cornelius, May your spirit harmonize with the Creator, dance with old friends, laugh with our Elders and Sing Psalms with the Heavenly Chorus! Rest Well Friend!
Yeah, I am confused and wondering when I stopped caring or when did Time extend his hand to me and say your focus is no longer with keeping up with people but on seeking out truth.
I remember the first time I ran into him after arriving on campus, (ASU) of course he'd been apart of my church family for years but it was the sight of seeing him outside of Home. He was laughing and tripping with a group of friends but the moment he saw me he ran to give me a hug, it was almost as if we'd not seen each other in years but I am sure I'd seen him within a six month period...maybe, it was also, realizing that I was at a school where I knew plenty of people attended but knew no one for real. He was my saving grace. My walk through, the person who showed me some stuff on campus, the building pointer, the person that made sure I knew where the music hall was and who to talk with. I remember the entire time we stood talking, I was thinking of how to extend the conversation, lol, that was twenty years ago. Today, I found out he'd passed due to health complications. Although, we've shared laughs, chats and hugs since my first day on campus. I always think that I'll see people again, I always think I'll have time to catch up...we don't always have that time, that opportunity to introduce them to our kids, catch them up on what new drama, adventures, we don't always have the chance to say, Thank You for talking to me that day, I know it was God that sent you my way!
Anytime, I hear that someone from my childhood has passed or that anyone I actually adore has passed, I can't figure out if my sadness is because I'm going to miss them, or if I'm sad because I know, They completed there stent in time and I wont experience their presence again?! Now, I know the latter may seem selfish but in my short time on this earth I have experienced evil in forms I never thought possible, however, in that same instance I have been Blessed to meet some of the most kind hearted people the universe has to offer and Cornelius Booker was one of those people.
There wasn't a time that he saw me in public and did not speak, he never denied the fact that he knew me and I appreciate the God in him for that today and everyday!
Cornelius, May your spirit harmonize with the Creator, dance with old friends, laugh with our Elders and Sing Psalms with the Heavenly Chorus! Rest Well Friend!
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