One blue rose

Written Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Today a close friend of ours and member of Quest lost a family member from home. Unfortunately she will no longer be able to join us on the rest of our adventure to Chiapas. This experience was not something anyone had expected and was not something anyone was prepared for.

Our professor told us that when someone passes, even if they are not related to you, it is natural for people to think of death and to remember people they’ve loved and lost. It’s difficult to explain the sadness one feels when they know someone they love is hurting and at loss.

Gary told us how when people pass their spirit stays on Earth for at least 24 hours and is present to anyone who is thinking of them and keeps them in their thoughts. He told us of how in Italy there are women who are actually professional weepers and they show up at funerals dressed in black and morn outrageously at the funerals. We talked about how some cultures have a wake and celebrate life.

Today was a day that changed many people’s lives and for them we mourned. For myself I thought of those in my life I love and have loved and how each individual have made my life that much richer.

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

That you can’t live without them

That their smile brightens your day and their beauty opens your soul

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

Their thoughts count

Their opinions matter and the world wants to hear them

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

That they’ve changed your world

Made it matter, made it count

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

They will never be forgotten

That they are thought of often and are always in your heart

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

That life isn’t always easy

It isn’t always simple

But it is ours, this we own and it is worth it

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

That you need them

Now and always

People make us stronger and pain makes things real

Tell everyone you’ve ever loved

Not to give up, not now, not ever

Because everyday

They touch someone’s world

Make someone smile

And make it all worth while

Tell them they’re loved.


I love you <3