What the hell.

[The Black Knight]

Guys what the hell. I dont even know what to think right now. Last thursday two kids at my school, albeit I barely knew them, but they were my age, got kidnapped and were found dead in a car out in the middle of no where. Holy fricken crap, that is 3 members of my grad class to have died in the passed 8 months of something gun related. I log onto facebook and joined the group "In memory of..." and look at the related groups and all 5 of them are the same thing for 5 other people.

I dont even know like, I saw these guys within 4 hours of their death, and now they are just...not alive. Just, what the hell.

Dont tell me the good die young. Thats bullshit, doesnt mean anyone deserves to die though. This world confuses me more everyday.



UPDATE

So someone else from my grad class, is now in the hospital unconscious on a respirator EDIT: He died. Now this guy has a closer relation to me, because for 1.5 years my family took in and basically adopted two sisters who's father was abusive. One of the sisters is in my grad class and her best friend is the guy who is now in the hospital. Im not sure how it happened, but hes in there anyways. Literally my entire grad class is now in shock and very confused, this literally cannot be happening.

Again, edit : I know what happened, id rather not say though.

[Meri]

If guns are banned, those who are good will follow the rules. And will have nothing to defend themselves with from those who break them. You can't easily reinforce gun control in the criminal population.

[Übereil]

The world is neither fair nor unfair
The idea is just a way for us to understand
But the world is neither fair nor unfair
So one survives
The others die
And you always want
A reason why

But the world is neither just nor unjust
It's just us trying to feel that there's some sense in it
No, the world is neither just nor unjust
And though going young
So much undone
Is a tragedy
For everyone
It doesn't speak a plan or any secret thing
No unseen sign or untold truth in anything
But living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
You want everything
Another world where the sun always shines
And the birds always sing
always sing...

The world is neither fair nor unfair
The idea is just a way for us to understand
No the world is neither fair nor unfair
So some survive
And others die
And you always want
A reason why

But the world is neither just nor unjust
It's just us trying to feel that there's some sense in it
No, the world is neither just nor unjust
And though going young
So much undone
Is a tragedy
For everyone
It doesn't mean there has to be a way of things
No special sense that hidden hands are pulling strings
But living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
And it never is
You always want so much more than this...
An endless sense of soul and an eternity of love
A sweet mother down below and a just father above
For living on in others, in memories and dreams
Is not enough
You want everything
Another world
Where the birds always sing
Another world
Where the sun always shines
Another world
Where nothing ever dies...

[The Black Knight]

Who wrote that? If you dont mind me asking...

[Übereil]

Robert Smith, singer/frontman in The Cure.

[Ashley Potter]

this is gonna sound very cliche´ but cliche's exist because more often than not, they are ture.

I had a friend who died in a car accident while he was on the way to his parents' house, and then to my apartment within the hour. What helped me cope with it was that I knew/know that they are in another place, and they aren't gone. You can still talk to them, and they can sometimes communicate to you too. The story of how I know that is a very long one, but just know that I've had experiences which lead me to believe that energy does not just diappear, it transforms into something different... and where that goes is not for me to say. we'll all find out one day.

but death, especally that kind of death, is rough. I wish anyone could explain why. it's not natural by any means, and I'm so sorry. I wish you the best, and you're in my prayers. :)

-Ash

[Leviathan]

"The good die young" doesn't exist. There wasn't any reason that your friends died, it just happened. You now have 2 options:
1. forget about them, and they will slowly fade into oblivion like demons of antiquity, and be "laid to rest"
OR
2. keep them in your heart, and by remembering them, verify their existence. Of course, that's quite a burden to bear, plus it could be an unwanted burden..

I'd just let time heal it. Time heals just about anything really, afterall time's what killed them. They ran out of time and died. It's gonna happen to everyone...

**If you believe in God, then you can try to ration it out that way. By praying for them, you can then rest assured that their souls will rest in heaven and that they'll be watching, happy and you'll see them again someday. If not, well, that's the curse of being and athiest, you live in a world without hope or miracles, just the "truth" you've fabricated for yourself. As for me, I choose God and i'll pray for you (not them, i don't even know if they exist) that you'll find closure in this.

It'll get better

[Stuart Toaster Ubercape-ington]

That line 'live in a world without hope or miracles, just the "truth" you've fabricated for yourself' irked me, so I'm just going to go right ahead and be cynical for a second. What makes you so sure that your "truth" is the right truth? You really have no "proof" that they went to heaven, or that there even is a heaven. And even if there is, how would your praying for them make any difference? Doesn't God have a divine plan according to you? I don't think he'll decide to change things just because someone really wants something to happen and says please with cherries on top. All I'm saying is that there is no truth. There's only the world as we see it, and what we think we know. There is no spoon, Neo.

I find you saying that atheists live without hope or miracles just offensively ridiculous. Granted, we may not see "God's" work, but we can live with the hope that we get to experience a bit more life, have a bit more fun, feel a bit more love. The hope that tomorrow is going to be better doesn't need religion to back it. And as for miracles. We don't believe that there's a mystical force looking out for us and bending the laws of physics, but we have the miracle of life. When I wake up each day and realise that I haven't given up, that I'm still living, that's a miracle. When I laugh so hard nothing else exists except the joy that I feel in that moment, that's a miracle. When I see something so beautiful and moving that I feel like crying from the sheer emotion of it all, that's a bloody miracle.

I'm sorry for going on a bit of a tangent here. And The Black Knight, Leviathan was right about one thing. It will get better. You can remember them, and feel glad that they got to experience the life that they did. And you can go on with your life and remember what a gift it really is, whether or not given by a deity. Hope you feel better soon.

[Noelle]

At my school, our current graduating class is the only one that has a yearbook without a "Rest In Peace" section, in a very long time. Every year book I looked at investigating, which was like 20, they all had rest in peace. It's sad. No one deserves to die but at least these kids were killed in what basically amounts to a freak occurrence. I've lost too many friends to gang violence.

[Kori]

last year, i had a teacher who had like 9 friends die between her sophomore year of high school and her senior year of college. its always sad to hear about something like that.
so sorry for your loss, Black Knight and Noelle.

[OSBD]

S**t... mother f****r... god d**n, thas f***ing MESSED UP!!!

[Sean ♥]

yeah, the world sucks sometimes and unexplainable things happen to innocent pple, i guess we have to make the best of a cruel world and try to be optimistic. I know thats not much of an answer, but I believe in God and I believe in not giving into the bad, but rather trying to share what is good in the world. Lets try to offset some sadness with some love and pray for those who have passed, that their families will be able to get to some kind of normalcy in the long run
Im sorry you had to encounter this :( unjust things happen as the world is def not fair, but dwelling on the bad things will only give them that much more power in our lives

[Chandler]

shit happens