Losing a loved one is hard. Losing a loved one with whom you have an unresolved circumstance can be one of the most devastating events in life. I, as well as many other fellow students, have had the tragic experience of losing a fellow classmate and friend. I have unfortunately had the experience of losing a friend without resolving our differences. My newfound mission in life is to smile at those who frown and to speak to those who turn away because I never know if that is going to be the last time I see them. My mother used to tell me living life without regard for others was a huge gamble. She would say, “If I am wrong and God and heaven do not exist, then what will you lose by treating people right. If I am right and God does exist, then you lose your soul.” These past events have made me realize that I am never too young and it is never too early for my time to be finished. I am never too young and it is never too early for me to respect and love those who surround me. Love, unfortunately, seems to be much of what this university lacks. Do we really need to know one another to love one another? Is your soul really worth hating someone to the death? I could say stop the violence, increase the peace, or stop the hate, but that would be quite clich. I do believe, however, that if we learn to love we will learn to live.
-Enlightened