Sad Since Friday
My world has been sad since Friday. A sophomore named Zach at my high school took his own life on Friday night. Losing Zach has affected so many of us in my community. We're all coming together and growing closer as a big family. I never knew Zach, but I know lots of people who did, and going to school everyday is bringing us all closer together. We've all worn purple everyday this week in honor of Zach, because he had diabetes. His close friends also organized a diabetes fundraiser, and they're collecting money to give to the diabetes youth foundation and giving out purple ribbons with a "Z" on them and we're pinning them to our backpacks. It doesn't matter if you knew Zach or not. Everyone in my school has been affected in some way by his passing.
It amazes me how much passion and love I've been seeing in the young kids at my high school this past week. The things we've all done to remember Zach have just been so beautiful. For Earth Day, kids started a facebook group and have been inviting all their friends and anyone can come to our school after school's out on Friday and we're decorating the pavement in chalk in honor of Zach. We also have a huge rock outside of our school that his close friends painted his name on and left flowers. The line at his visitation yesterday was out the door. So many people are showing their support for his family and friends. Everyone is reaching out and it's just so amazing the love that people can give when they need to. I just wish it didn't take something like this terrible event to bring it out.
I just wanted to share this because this week has been so difficult, but beautiful at the same time. I wanted to attempt to put it into words, even though there really aren't any words for such a thing. So many things have been buzzing around in my head because of this. It's just so sad that Zach thought he had no other way out other than to end his own life. He's left behind hundreds of people who will always miss him. But, we'll all meet again in another life, I know. For now, he is watching over us in a better place. We love you, Zach. Rest in peace.
It amazes me how much passion and love I've been seeing in the young kids at my high school this past week. The things we've all done to remember Zach have just been so beautiful. For Earth Day, kids started a facebook group and have been inviting all their friends and anyone can come to our school after school's out on Friday and we're decorating the pavement in chalk in honor of Zach. We also have a huge rock outside of our school that his close friends painted his name on and left flowers. The line at his visitation yesterday was out the door. So many people are showing their support for his family and friends. Everyone is reaching out and it's just so amazing the love that people can give when they need to. I just wish it didn't take something like this terrible event to bring it out.
I just wanted to share this because this week has been so difficult, but beautiful at the same time. I wanted to attempt to put it into words, even though there really aren't any words for such a thing. So many things have been buzzing around in my head because of this. It's just so sad that Zach thought he had no other way out other than to end his own life. He's left behind hundreds of people who will always miss him. But, we'll all meet again in another life, I know. For now, he is watching over us in a better place. We love you, Zach. Rest in peace.