It sounds like you had the good fortune to know a truly awesome person.
I know it doesn’t compare to having him in the world to shine his light himself, and I know it doesn’t satisfy the overwhelming desire to slap reality so hard you knock its teeth out, but my experience has taught me that it actually helps* to shine his light in his stead.
When the opportunities arise to channel some of his best characteristics and you are able to do so, that’s a real way in which he’s still positively effecting the world every day. Every life that you make better because of the better person you are for having known him pushes the chain reaction of his being further and further along.
I love you bud. I’m so sorry for your - and everyone he knew and everyone he didn’t get a chance to know’s - loss.
*I’m always hesitant to give advise, so just know I can only say this helps for me
It sounds like you had the good fortune to know a truly awesome person.
I know it doesn’t compare to having him in the world to shine his light himself, and I know it doesn’t satisfy the overwhelming desire to slap reality so hard you knock its teeth out, but my experience has taught me that it actually helps* to shine his light in his stead.
When the opportunities arise to channel some of his best characteristics and you are able to do so, that’s a real way in which he’s still positively effecting the world every day. Every life that you make better because of the better person you are for having known him pushes the chain reaction of his being further and further along.
I love you bud. I’m so sorry for your - and everyone he knew and everyone he didn’t get a chance to know’s - loss.
*I’m always hesitant to give advise, so just know I can only say this helps for me