Two years ago today I learned that I truly know nothing.
In my short 28 years on this earth I have seen a lot. I had seen and experienced many unfortunate realities all before becoming a high school graduate. So in the fall of 2007 I was sure I had it all figured out. I most certainly knew the “formula” of life, which meant that if “X” happens in your life there is no way “Y” and “Z” will happen. Um, that formula is shit and that is all I really knew. No formula was going to save me from life, or make things predictable. Life is certainly unpredictable and you can’t keep life from happening.
Two years ago today my life changed for the extreme worst however I was able to learn from it then change my life for the better.
Two years ago today many great people and I lost a wonderful person in our lives. His name is WES. He was vibrant, fun, comforting and perfect. If you met him, you knew him and you never forgot him. I could write a short novel about how wonderful WES was but I won’t. There are really no words in our paltry language to truly capture him and since I don’t speak another language I will leave it at that. However I will talk about what I learned from him.
WES taught me:
Laughing is the best way to spend time with a person you care about
People are important
You have to let someone in
You cannot live by a clock
Having fun should be a priority
You should love what you do for a living
It is ok if you are not a morning person
You should always say what you need to say
The most beautiful people are broken
You have to forgive, even if you are doing it for someone else
Everyday I think about WES and I will everyday for the rest of my life (or as long as I can see my left shoulder). Which brings me to the most important thing that I have learned from WES and that is – Don’t fuck it up. No matter how scared you are, how close someone gets or how hard it is – work it out because you may never have a second chance to fix it.
Feel free to share your memories of WES.
In my short 28 years on this earth I have seen a lot. I had seen and experienced many unfortunate realities all before becoming a high school graduate. So in the fall of 2007 I was sure I had it all figured out. I most certainly knew the “formula” of life, which meant that if “X” happens in your life there is no way “Y” and “Z” will happen. Um, that formula is shit and that is all I really knew. No formula was going to save me from life, or make things predictable. Life is certainly unpredictable and you can’t keep life from happening.
Two years ago today my life changed for the extreme worst however I was able to learn from it then change my life for the better.
Two years ago today many great people and I lost a wonderful person in our lives. His name is WES. He was vibrant, fun, comforting and perfect. If you met him, you knew him and you never forgot him. I could write a short novel about how wonderful WES was but I won’t. There are really no words in our paltry language to truly capture him and since I don’t speak another language I will leave it at that. However I will talk about what I learned from him.
WES taught me:
Laughing is the best way to spend time with a person you care about
People are important
You have to let someone in
You cannot live by a clock
Having fun should be a priority
You should love what you do for a living
It is ok if you are not a morning person
You should always say what you need to say
The most beautiful people are broken
You have to forgive, even if you are doing it for someone else
Everyday I think about WES and I will everyday for the rest of my life (or as long as I can see my left shoulder). Which brings me to the most important thing that I have learned from WES and that is – Don’t fuck it up. No matter how scared you are, how close someone gets or how hard it is – work it out because you may never have a second chance to fix it.
Feel free to share your memories of WES.
Make donations in loving memory of Warren E. Schnetzer at www.americanheart.org.
