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learning to fight

I'm really bad at writing descriptions for flickr. I'm just not the kind of person who is fully capable of explaining the way I feel through words; hence why I create and explain the way I feel through visual art. Nonetheless, I wanted to explain a bit about this piece.

 

Two years ago, someone very influential and close to me, someone I considered a best friend, was taken away from this world through the selfish and immature actions of someone else. I still have not come to terms with his death and it's still something that is very hard for me (and everyone else whose lives he had an impact on) to deal with. Especially since it was the first death that I had ever experienced.

 

He was a fighter. He used to get through the most difficult situations with his head held high, and would hold everyone else's hurt too, because he was stronger than we all were. Something he has taught me, and something I remember even two years after this tragedy, is to be strong and learn to fight for yourself. You need to learn who you are, and not be defined by another individual and the only way do to that is to learn how to use your weapons, stand tall, and fight off the bad. Even after his accident, he fought for his life 5 whole days in hospital, and on the 6th, the inevitable happened. He never gave up. He tried to push through.

 

If you've ever experienced losing a best friend, you'd understand how difficult it is to deal with. And how heart-wrenching it can be at the worst of times. Eden, I love you dearly and you inspire me each and everyday.

 

Editing techniques were inspired by Brooke.

 

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Uploaded on November 4, 2012
Taken on November 3, 2012