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nolabear

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34. A wonderful post in so many ways.

Mon Jan 13, 2014, 02:50 PM

Jan 2014

First, I'm so sorry for the loss of that wonderful young man. It seems so cruel that in an attempt to take care of himself (and probably escape some of the pain and discrimination heaped upon the overweight) he inadvertently did something no one could have predicted.

And second, you're right. Life is precious and fragile and we live so much more fully when we buoy one another up than when we either drag one another down or turn our backs. It doesn't mean you can't disagree with passion, but to attack the person rather than the idea diminishes everyone.

Love does win, if we let it.

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What a beautiful post, especially this part: NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #4

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Calimary, thank you. sheshe2 Jan 2014 #30

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I'm so sorry. Beacool Jan 2014 #32

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Yes, it is. Beacool Jan 2014 #42

That's one of the most brutal realizations, as I've observed. calimary Jan 2014 #43

A beautiful tribute to a life that ended too soon. tblue Jan 2014 #33

Thank you, tblue. calimary Jan 2014 #37

A wonderful post in so many ways. nolabear Jan 2014 #34

I like that, nolabear! "Love does win, if we let it." calimary Jan 2014 #39

It's good advice, because we do not know. But 25, oh my gosh. I am very sorry. Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #35

No kidding. Only 25. Sheesh. calimary Jan 2014 #40

I cannot, for he is already gone. So very gone. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #38

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