Thursday, October 2, 2008

A Prayer for Sukij Yongpiyakul


Dear God,
Thank you for sending Sukij into my life. He has made me a better man, and I want to thank you for that. I have always believed very deeply in my soul that it was your plan to have Sukij be my personal angel, coach, and guide. There was always such a strong power of Christ in Sukij and that is why I know that you sent him my way - and there are only a precious few in this world that I can say that about.

Sukij,
I will strive to live out your legacy and do you proud, buddy. You will always be my brother. Thank you so much for all you have done for me, my wife, my family, and our family of friends. God bless you Sukij. You are the best damn friend a guy could ever dream of finding. As a general rule, men don’t go around baring their hearts, even to their closest of friends. Well, Sukij, you were such a powerful exception to that rule. We truly danced as though nobody was watching and we sang as though no one was listening! I found 2 quotes from Jack Kerouac that seem to sum it all up my friend:

“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”
- Jack Kerouac

“I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life, but that great consciousness of life.”
- Jack Kerouac

Until we meet again on the other side my brother,

Joelman

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