Response to Fermin

    People come and go. They enter the world and leave it. They step on the Earth and disintegrate on it. There is no person that will live forever and when they go, even though its expected, is a sad moment. Fermin explains it...

       A guy that i knew, is no longer with us today. His name was Eric and he was shot and killed by nortno which is a dangerous gang in Oakland. Eric was a very cool, smart and atheletic teenage kid who enjoyed playing football and hang out with friends. He was not gang affileated. He was going to go to Chico State University because he was offered a chance to play in their football team. In March 28, 2010, he was shot and killed. He was celebrating his birthday when a drive by happened. Now, he is no longer with us today.

    Living in a dangerous place, you should expect at least on person out of a group to die. In order to stay away from death, people from that group should stay away from trouble. It is a horrifying experience when you aren't part of something but take the consequence. The person killed isn't always lucky. When someone dies, there isn't always a reason. People die just out of a coincidence. I would  use to feel that the people who died, did something wrong and had to pay for it. But, many great intelligent people as "Eric" was unfortunate enough to have this even occur on his birthday.

   Some very fortunate people die young. However, everyone dies. They can't stay forever, or that'd make them feel bored. Dieing is just a way of life just as life being unfair is a contribution to feeling alive.  It is a terrifying moment when someone dies. Reminiscing about the past can only bring you down more and more, so that person will always be in one's heart. Letting go and forgetting can only contribute to the more important thing, the future. There are many things in life awaiting to come. Some people grieve, some people eat excessively, destroying themselves, and some people lose hope in life.