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Everytime that I hear church bells toll I think of Tomo.
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
On January 1st I woke up with the shitest feeling ever. It hurt so much it was like feeling nothing.
Not only was Tomo a friend of mine, he was an inspiration. His humor, wit, and intelligence was truley outstanding and meant the most to me. Tomo was one of the friendliest people i've meant and by no exaggeration, knew tons of people in Charleston. I'd never thought that the first person I would see buried in my life would be one my friends nor The guy who sat beside me in Japanese class everyday since the beginning. Tomo always made Japanese class fun for me and without him everyone's life will be different.
Everyday since I've asked myself "Why Tomo?" honestly I wouldn't ask that about everyone. Tomo had so much going for him and he inspired many people and changed people's perspectives. One of the things I loved most about Tomo was that he had no doubt about his beliefs. I have never felt so empty, so emotionless as I did on the day of Tomo's funeral.
Tomo's funeral was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen and one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
I tried to be there for everything because I wasn't there enough before.
"No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."
On January 1st I woke up with the shitest feeling ever. It hurt so much it was like feeling nothing.
Not only was Tomo a friend of mine, he was an inspiration. His humor, wit, and intelligence was truley outstanding and meant the most to me. Tomo was one of the friendliest people i've meant and by no exaggeration, knew tons of people in Charleston. I'd never thought that the first person I would see buried in my life would be one my friends nor The guy who sat beside me in Japanese class everyday since the beginning. Tomo always made Japanese class fun for me and without him everyone's life will be different.
Everyday since I've asked myself "Why Tomo?" honestly I wouldn't ask that about everyone. Tomo had so much going for him and he inspired many people and changed people's perspectives. One of the things I loved most about Tomo was that he had no doubt about his beliefs. I have never felt so empty, so emotionless as I did on the day of Tomo's funeral.
Tomo's funeral was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen and one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
I tried to be there for everything because I wasn't there enough before.