Thursday, November 29, 2007
as i enter this entry, the memorial service of the 5 rowers would have been over. at this very moment, as i am typing, the bodies of 5 men are being reduced to ashes, or maybe, even having already been turned to ashes. its hard and so sad to think that just less than 6 days ago, these 5 men are alive, breathing, able to be touched, hugged and held, are today motionless, void of life and now being placed in a furnace. the scene must have been extremely heartbreaking, to see the 5 coffins side by side, while family members and friends look on at the service. can imagine how devastated everybody must have been, especially when the coffins are being pushed into the furnaces. many lives will definitely never be the same again. 5 impacting lives are gone forever today, taking everything physical of them away with them, leaving behind only memories for those who know them, and sadness and condolescenes for those who do not.
rest in peace, rowers.