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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California 
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I never was much of a race fan. Still, I knew Dale Earnhardt. If ever a man was larger than life, it was the Intimidator. The man everybody loved. The man everybody hated. The man nobody wanted to be up against on the final lap. Its been three days since the passing of Dale Earnhardt, and still I find no peace inside. I know the racing world continues as I know the real world continues, yet something in me has stopped cold - stock-still. What is this sense of wrong that overwhelms me? Why should I feel such remorse for a man I never cared that much for to begin with? Dale would have been 50 this year. I find that odd in a sense, seeing how my father was 50 when he passed away from cancer. Dale was strong and charismatic, overpowering in a sense, almost seeming invulnerable. My father was weak and frail, quiet, and he awaited Death with surety. Somehow I never thought he would die, either. Maybe that's it. Maybe it's just the human aspect throwing me. So, while the world grieves with a moment of silence, I find myself screaming inside. Not for the loss of greatness but for the loss of life itself. For that's just it, Dale Earnhardt knew how to live. Why is it only with the death of one living we can see ourselves living dead? What is the lesson here? We all know our years are limited at best, still we choose to squabble over the most petty of grievances and squander our every opportunity at enjoying the what life we have - at reaching our own, innate dreams. Dale Earnhardt lived his dream, there is no grief in that. In his death I've found new appreciation for the word "Champion". Maybe through his death I can find the strength to live as he did; invulnerable, temporarily. Michael [This message has been edited by Michael (edited 02-21-2001).] |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I like this Mike. And I agree...live life to it's fullest!  |
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Dawn Eclipse Senior Member
since 2000-01-31
Posts 637The Horsehead Nebula |
I loved the message of this story. Your personal comparison made it so much more vivid in my mind. I hope peace finds those that grieve. peace be with you. "Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other course, no other way... No day but today" ~Broadway Musical RENT~ *Cassandra Roseen* |
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LoveBug
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Member Elite
since 2000-01-08
Posts 4697 |
Well said, my friend. "Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel."-Machiavelli |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Thank you for this, Michael...yes, indeed, thank you very much... |
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Wesley the Blue Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 426Forest Lake, MN, USA |
A good message. Life is precious, but it all inevitably ends, so live it to the fullest while you are able. Thank you for sharing your reflections about life with us. Keith every day is a new day with which we can change the world |
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