A guy that I went to high school with passed away last week. He was on the 5th floor balcony in this building. I guess he fell over the edge. I hear he didn't die on impact... he died on the way to Des Moines.
His name was Ben Petersen. He graduated a year or two ahead of me. He dated one of my best friends. I have been to parties with him. I had class with him last semester. He just got back from Iraq... and this happens. I was around campus town last night and wanted to stop a minute. I just wanted to THINK at that spot... seriously have some deep thought about what happened to him, and all the others that have died in the last year or two that I have known. There were too many drunk, idiot college students around, though. I took a picture to remind me. Life is short. It can be gone in an instant. Live your life as if it could be gone at any moment. Treat people like they may die tomorrow.
There was a small memorial with flowers and stuff next to the building. I felt like I wanted to add something. Maybe I still will. I noticed, though, that some idiots and taken some of the flowers and shredded them across the street. How evil of them. Some people just don't think.
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This is a very touching and insightful post. You have a tender heart. I'm sorry for the grief you've suffered in a relatively short time. The lessons you have gained from these are important ones. Thanks for reminding me of the importance and brevity of life. I want to put my time in most on the "stuff that really matters."
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