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Date: 28 February 2007 13:04:18
Last night we attended Mike's memorial service in Swansea. One thing you could not say, after hearing everything that was said, was that his was a wasted life. Could a 23 year old really have packed that much in? The only thing that made me sorrowful throughout it all was the fact that I never knew him.
Yes, his life was taken to soon but there is a time for everyone, we just never know when it will be. I am not a believer in pre-ordination, the idea that everything in our lives is mapped out and nothing is left to chance. It does not ring with God's gift of freewill.
What I do believe in is the need to pack as much into our lives as possible. We should never take it for granted that we have 3 score years and 10 as a guarantee. We should never put off important things for long, you may never get to do them or enjoy them.
One of the things that was said, asked what we would do to honour Mike's memory. Giving money is not a solution. Getting involved and making a difference would be. That doesn't mean ditching everything and running off to some far off place, not everyone is cut out for that. What it does mean is standing up for your beliefs, making your voice heard in anyway you can and working to improve life for all.
There is a line in the "poetry" of Jim Morrison, from An American Prayer, where he asks "Did you have a good life/Enough to base a movie on?"
When we get judged do we want to shown a short film of our life and accomplishments or do we want to see a 3 hour epic?
I know which Mike will have.