Death
Death, Oh mighty king. Despair only for a short time, for a short time is all we have.
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I don’t talk much about my personal life but I think there are things in my past that heavily influence my art and my message and I would like to take a minute to discuss this.
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When I was three years old I was diagnosed with leukemia and spent almost six years in and out of hospitals. Chaos was very prevalent in my life at this time.
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During this time I was meeting lots of other kids that were going through similar treatment or were being treated for other life threatening conditions. I’ve seen hellscapes that most children would luckily never experience.
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The hard thing about making friends in these conditions was the very real possibility that most of my friendships would be temporary. By the time I was nine I had my first experience of losing a friend to the void. Being exposed to death at this age was an eye opener and I think I understood the permanency of death long before most other kids my age. Throughout my teenage life I lost several more friends to the void and was consumed by grief, sorrow, and loss. But these experiences hardened me and gave me purpose. I was gifted with life when so many were not. As creatures of nature we are gifted/cursed with the will to endure and if our will and hearts are strong enough endure we will.
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The Chaos of my early years gave me a hardened shell. I know now that this life is a gift because it is temporary. It is tragically beautiful because it is temporary. Memento Mori “Remember Death ”. When I think of those who went to the clearing at the end of the path I am filled with a fire. There is work to be done here and time is running out. If you are struggling with grief at the loss of a friend, a brother, a sister. It is time to ignite the flame within yourself. You owe it to them to be great in your area of choice. Make their memory proud.
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Memento Mori
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Through Chaos we Transcend.
