People You Don't Know But Really Miss Anyway When They Go

a reply to: ~Lucidity

Flag and a star for my friend.

I cried when I heard the news about Steve. Not only did I feel that I had lost an unrealized friend, I knew, for certain, that the entire world lost a great friend. Today I celebrate the joys that Leonard has given us as well. Love to ALL.

a reply to: ~Lucidity

a reply to: ~Lucidity


You do realise that the Hitchens Mother Teresa one isn't praising her right?
He really didn't like her, he called her evil and said she caused the pain, suffering and death of many people.

The video you have linked of Hitchens in your OP, you should have really checked.

Unless you meant it and you too dislike Mother Teresa immensely.

a reply to: blupblup

Yes, I do. I just don't happen to agree. And as I said in the OP, not all the people we miss were necessarily even perfect, or thought by others not to be.

a reply to: ~Lucidity

I was 17 years old and got up at 4 AM to watch Princess Diana marry Prince Charles. I just loved her. I knew she had flaws, but she also had much good in her.

I cried so much when I heard about her death. I was in shock and was so sad. I never knew her, but I felt a connection.

Steve Jobs. (no one saw that coming I'm sure) I never felt such sadness for a public figure before. I wasn't even that familiar with him til after he passed. I don't even know how since I am so much into computers and tech since I was a small child. So much has been made possible by his contributions to the world and I will forever be grateful for the ways my life has changed for the better because of them.


I too feel a sadness about Princess Diana, she was awesome indeed.


Wonderful thread!

a reply to: ChiefD
Ah yes. Understood about that connection thing. Diana, Mother Teresa, and my mom all died within months of each other in 1997, and it felt like the world was coming to an end, as if someone was taking all the good people for themselves first.



a reply to: rbkruspe
His vision was extraordinary.