Tragedy.

I'd like to take this time to create a blog that is in loving memory of one of my friends, Shaun Wild. I don't know if you are all aware or not of this tragedy, but he was killed from being stabbed Friday night, and my best friend, Willie Hayes, was a millimeter away from passing away as well. I witnessed Shaun's murder, and it will haunt me forever.

I have learned a lot from this. First, I have learned to be grateful for my life. Every morning when you wake up, appreciate your life. Appreciate all the people in it, all the memories that fill it, and all the opportunities you have for it. No one, and I mean no one, knows what today or tomorrow will bring, and all we can do is live to the fullest. People preach that every day, but to be completely honest it was not until Friday night when I truly believed it. 

Shaun was an amazing man. If there was every anyone anyone could talk to, it was him. I'll never forget his bright red hair and his sweet soft eyes. I'll never forget how he put others in front of himself, no matter what the circumstance. I'll never forget him giving me his favorite football hoody because he said I looked cold and needed to be warm. I'll never forget his voice and I'll never forget the look he had before he left us.

We're supposed to be honest in these blogs, right? Well here's honesty for you...That man that did this should not have only had 300,000 dollars for his bail before trial. It scares me that a CHURCH is raising money to get him out. He killed one of my good friends, and almost took the life of my best friend. I will never forget his cruel face and his unforgivable actions.

If only I knew what was happening, I would have touched Shaun's arm before he fell to the ground. I would have told him I loved him and how many other people loved him. I would have done so much more if only I knew' I thought the man was just hitting him. It makes me sick to my stomach.

So, whoever is reading his, appreciate your life and what you have. Shaun woke up Friday morning like it was any other day, and now he is gone. Please pray for him and his family. And learn from this; learn that no matter how much cruelty is in this world, your own life is beautiful, and you are much more important than you think.

Thank you.