Remember tonight, for it is the beginning of
always.
A promise. Like a reward for persisting through life so long alone.
A belief in each other and possibility of love.
A decision to ignore or simply rise above the pain of the past.
The covenant, which at once binds two souls and yet severs priorities.
The celebration of the chance taken, and the challenge that lies ahead.
For two will always be stronger than one.
Like a team, braced against the tempest's of the world.
And love.. will always be the guiding force in our lives
For tonight is mere formality...
Only an announcement to the world for feelings long held.
Promises long ago in the sacred space of our hearts.
Who knows what true happines is..
Not the conventional word, but the naked terror.
To the lonely themselves, that wears a mask..
The most miserable outcast,..hugs some memory,..or some illusion.
Some people believe that ravens guide travellers
to their destination. Other believe that the sight of a solitary raven
is considered good luck. While more than one raven together, predicts
trouble ahead.
The hardest part of saying goodbye is having to
do it again every single day. Every day we face the same truth that life
is fleeting and our time here is short. And to honor the fallen we must
live our own lives well.
Quentin Fields was a basketball player. He was
also a son. A brother. Somebody’s teammate. And somebody’s friend. I
never knew Quentin Fields and I guess now I never will. Did you ever
wonder what it would be like if you weren’t you anymore? If you were
suddenly gone how would your world react? Whatever you imagined was
wrong. There’s nothing romantic about death. Grief is like the ocean:
it’s deep and dark and bigger than all of us. And pain is like a thief
in the night. Quiet. Persistent. Unfair. Diminished by time and faith
and love. I didn’t know Quentin Fields but I’m jealous of him because I
see how his absence has affected the people who did know him. So I know
mattered to them. And I know he was loved. People say Quentin Fields was
a great basketball player. Graceful. Fluid. Inspiring. They say on a
good night it almost seemed as though he could fly.
And now he can.