1st 1 - Sunday 3 - 16 - A MESSAGE FROM NBA2KSTUFF

[LegoSHAQ]

With all the focus on war recently many are thinking about life and death. Many innocent Iraq civilians will die.... many children... and it is a sad time for the world.

Many of you know our good friend Don (nba2kstuff) and the great work he has done developing tools for the NBA Live community. Unfortunately Don has recently suffered a great lose in his life. Here is a message from Don.

how ironic it seems and feels. to think you have lived for decades upon
decades, and have seen and experienced almost all that life could offer
to you. still, you can do nothing, but lay bewildered in astonishment,
when you see and experience something for the first time, again, as
though you are a child.

today, i attended my first funeral. in all my life, and all my family,
and all my friends, it seems odd i never been to one before.

its like a dream; all the tears, the regrets, the memories, but also the
celebration, and the tribute, and the honour.

save myself, i don't believe i have ever experienced seeing the shell
without the energy of spirit. it was devastating at first. but i forced
myself to fight the tears and lament, and see beyond my own selfish
desires, to the freedom and emancipation of the soul from bonds of this
plane.

how easy it is to rationalize, and try to comprehend the technical
processes, and the details. how simple it is, to get lost in the
distractions of the ceremonies, and arrangements, and responsibilities.

but at the end of the day, it is all but a shroud, for each of us to
accept, and to come to terms with the loss and emptiness, we feel for
ourselves.

if it were someone else, it would be easier. if it were a different
time, it would be easier.

but it is not easy at all. especially today, to say goodbye to my
mother. i don't have the energy or the words today, to pay tribute to
all the wonder and beauty that she brought to this world and to everyone
who was blessed to know her.

all i can do is cry for myself, and what i feel i lost today.

i know she is at peace. i know she would be happy to see the love she
brought together. i wish it all could have been different. but the
truth, and love, will always remain.

from all your family and friends that you have touched; thank you, for
all you did for us. thank you, for all you taught us. thank you for
showing us what love really means.

and, thank you, for the knowledge, that for a time, there was one person
in this world, that i knew who truly loved me.

goodbye mother.

I am sure I am not alone when I send my condolences to Don.

Thanks
David

[Bill Russell]

All my condolences to Don. I've lost my mother too, 15 years ago, and I know how it feels.

[DR. P]

Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest sympathies are with you, Don.

Best,

P

[Stevan]

Sorry to hear that...

[Nick]

I can't imagine what that would be like...

Barnsey cry...

[Andrew]

My most sincere condolences to Don and his family. I have lost a couple of relatives in recent years as well, so I'm all too familiar with the situation. Don's eloquence sums up the feelings well - Don, I wish you strength during this difficult time.

[Matthew]

Don, I don't know the pain you must be feeling. If you need to talk, feel free to email me mate, bballer_2001@hotmail.com

Keep your head up,

Matthew

[Rens]

My condolences to Don... I wouldn't go posting personal stuff like this on message boards but each to his own, if it helps him in coping with it.

[Boyk]

my condolences to don also, i hope you can get through it

i dont know wot i would do if that happened to me

[Drex]

my condolences to you, it must be really hard to feel that....

[hetoft]

Ohhh, that's sad.
I can't imagine what it feels like, but all my condolences goes to you, Don.

Keep your head up!

Rasmus H.