Mortality, as humans, is one of the hardest truths we have to face.
We know from a very young age that we will die someday. Everyone knows, but very few people have come to grips with it.
I for one, like to think that I have, but I don't think I truly have. My life motto is Memento Mori, which in Latin, translates to 'Remember you will die'. And I am trying my hardest to live by that.
In light of recent events, my world has been shaken.
November 1st, 2012, Mitchell (Mitch) Lucker, 28, died.
People die every day. Why is Mitch such a big deal to me?
Mitch is, was, the lead singer of a hard rock band called Suicide Silence. Mitch also had a wife and a daughter named Kenadee, who he loved dearly.
Mitch did not take his own life. He wasn't murdered. He didn't have any heart complications or anything like that. He got into a motorcycle crash the night of October 31st and died of injuries early the following morning.
I did not listen to Suicide Silence. I don't think I ever will be able to. That's besides the point, though. The point is that we lost a musical legend, and it could have easily been one of my musical idols, or yours. Music is what gets me through the day. And the people who make that music, well, I doubt I could accurately describe how much they mean to me, how much I look up to them, respect, and treasure them.
When Mitch died, I realised how quickly things like this can happen.
It was very sudden, not at all expected. His very last tweet was a picture of himself in Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) skeleton makeup, with the caption; “The dead are living.” Then he crashed, and died, at twenty eight, leaving a 5-year-old daughter, wife, band, and countless fans who have lost their hero.
I think after this tragedy I have a new understanding of death. Now more than ever I live Memento Mori. In the back of my head I have a voice constantly reminding me that I will die someday. I cannot emphasise enough how much we need to remember this. If you were to die tomorrow, would you have completed all you needed to? Have you made amends to whatever needs amending? I'm not saying go donate all your money to charity and give away your possessions, just be aware. Death doesn't have to be a feared monster. Death is just another step in life.
And in the words of Suicide Silence:
“You only live one life, for a very short time/ So make every second divine.”
R.I.P Mitch Lucker and my thoughts go out to anyone who lost their hero.
We know from a very young age that we will die someday. Everyone knows, but very few people have come to grips with it.
I for one, like to think that I have, but I don't think I truly have. My life motto is Memento Mori, which in Latin, translates to 'Remember you will die'. And I am trying my hardest to live by that.
In light of recent events, my world has been shaken.
November 1st, 2012, Mitchell (Mitch) Lucker, 28, died.
People die every day. Why is Mitch such a big deal to me?
Mitch is, was, the lead singer of a hard rock band called Suicide Silence. Mitch also had a wife and a daughter named Kenadee, who he loved dearly.
Mitch did not take his own life. He wasn't murdered. He didn't have any heart complications or anything like that. He got into a motorcycle crash the night of October 31st and died of injuries early the following morning.
I did not listen to Suicide Silence. I don't think I ever will be able to. That's besides the point, though. The point is that we lost a musical legend, and it could have easily been one of my musical idols, or yours. Music is what gets me through the day. And the people who make that music, well, I doubt I could accurately describe how much they mean to me, how much I look up to them, respect, and treasure them.
When Mitch died, I realised how quickly things like this can happen.
It was very sudden, not at all expected. His very last tweet was a picture of himself in Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) skeleton makeup, with the caption; “The dead are living.” Then he crashed, and died, at twenty eight, leaving a 5-year-old daughter, wife, band, and countless fans who have lost their hero.
I think after this tragedy I have a new understanding of death. Now more than ever I live Memento Mori. In the back of my head I have a voice constantly reminding me that I will die someday. I cannot emphasise enough how much we need to remember this. If you were to die tomorrow, would you have completed all you needed to? Have you made amends to whatever needs amending? I'm not saying go donate all your money to charity and give away your possessions, just be aware. Death doesn't have to be a feared monster. Death is just another step in life.
And in the words of Suicide Silence:
“You only live one life, for a very short time/ So make every second divine.”
R.I.P Mitch Lucker and my thoughts go out to anyone who lost their hero.
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