Blogging in English und auf Deutsch. English: A key topic of this blog certainly is Bullying, and what can be done against it. Deutsch: Ein Kernthema dieses Blogs is ganz sicherlich Mobbing, und was dagegen getan werden kann. E: There are still lots of other topics here, too - feel free to cruise around and take a look :-)! D: Es gibt aber auch noch viele andere Themen - schaut Euch einfach um :-)! E: I look forward to comments on my blog entries! D: Ich freue mich über Kommentare zu meinen Blog-Einträgen!
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints in snow
I am the sunlight and ripened grain
I am the gentle Autumn rain
When you awake in the morning hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight
I am the soft stars that shine at night
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep
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April 19th 2010
Kelvin, or Kel, as he always called himself when we were messaging on YouTube, died exactly one year ago. I only knew him for seven weeks, but his death nearly crushed me.
Nothing makes sense, with the abrupt and tragic end of a life that was still at the beginning of everything - the passing of a 13 year old boy, who had been through so much before, and who, then, finally was on the threshold of good things that would have begun happening for him. It was his chance to make a fresh start, and to become happy again ...
One year has passed, and I know that I will never really be at peace with what happened. But I also know something else ...
Kel has not passed for good. I know we will meet again some day, and I know that, until then, Kel is there - in everything good and beautiful that I see, and in the memories I have of him ... and in my heart.
The lyrics of Libera's wonderful song DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP say so much of what I believe and know. And this is why I decided, long ago already, to upload a video made from this song on this saddest of all anniversaries.
I wanted to express these thoughts that keep me going every day (although it is hard ...), and that I want to share with everyone out there.
I also made this upload in memory of another boy - Stew, who was one year younger than Kel, and who died only five days after him.
I have found a good and precious friend in Stew's older brother Mike. And I am sure that, just as Mike and I have become friends, Kel and Stew are now good friends, too ... and that they wait for us, and watch over us, until we will finally meet each other again.
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Addendum
On August 6th 2010, Mike died in his sleep, from a cerebral haemorrhage. He was only 17 years old. There are no words to describe how I feel about this ... but now, the video that I made is also in memory of my friend Mike.
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My video and blog for the second anniversary of Kel's death day:
This is a three piece video I made from an interview, that nine year old anti bullying campaignerJaylen Arnold, his Mom Robin Arnold and Jaylen's co-campaigner, Hollywood actorDash Mihok, gave on February 24th 2010, on the show
Jaylen, Dash and Robin talk about Tourette's, about Bullying and about what Jaylen's dream is:
To end bullying, once and for all!
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Please visit Jaylen's official website and get the latest news on Jaylen's campaign work, read Jaylen's blog, and register as a forum member, to exchange experiences, thoughts and ideas on Tourette's, Bullying and much more.
You can also go there to personally support Jaylen's cause, by making a donation, and get your own BULLYING NO WAY wristband!