Safe in a Crazy World …

I read in the papers yesterday night that Taiwanese actress Xu Weilun had met with a serious accident and was in critical condition. At the same time, I heard that she had actually passed away, just that the news wasn’t available at press time. This morning, wormie smsed me that the actress had passed away at 7 last night, and she felt that it was really a waste of talent.

I guess both of us felt something else besides the loss of a great person - her age. She was just 28, merely one year older than I am. To think that her life had to end so soon. When wormie and I were at the crematorium to visit zing, we noticed that there were quite a few young people, some younger than us, who had passed on. The sight of these really wrenched our hearts, because they were all so young, and gone too soon. It is a kind of feeling, which up till now, I cannot put into words. Even though these people were not related to us, we kind of feel for their loss, and feel helpless. Same with the case of Xu Weilun’s death, it saddens us as well. One moment this person was alive, and few minutes later she was gone. I guess it is too short a time frame to make one accept such a sudden and shocking event. Even if we were to think of them years later, we would still sometimes be dumbfounded, or even have to remind ourselves that they are not around anymore, which seems very weird. There are 2 songs which convey this feeling of mine very well - "Invisible Wings" by Angela Chang, and Sissel’s "Summer Snow". I don’t know if you would be able to feel what I feel after listening to them. It is very subjective after all.

Anyway, I can only say that these are events of fate, and that we should treasure our loved ones while they are still around, and be more forgiving towards their imperfections. Easier said than done huh. Well, I myself cannot do it all the time, but I always tell myself that at the end of the day, these people, no matter what imperfections they may have (esp our parents), are the only ones in the world who would give us unconditional love.

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