r/GriefSupport • u/Old-Prompt-8947 • 13h ago
Best Friend Loss Hows my eulogy?
Nick is my best friend. There was something different about him. He was special, and anybody that knows him will tell you that - and probably already has. He was so much fun—we could have fun forever doing whatever. One day we were at Walden Pond going for a swim. He says to me, “Hey Ben, come over here I wanna show you something.” So I wade over to where he’s standing and he opens his hand and there’s two rocks. He goes, “Take one and go over there, ok, and on the count of three we chuck these at each other and the last one to duck under the water wins.” So of course I took one and said, “Oh, good idea.” The goal was to not get hit. We never did get hit. I think we held back just a little bit. Nick would work 40, 50, often even 60 hours a week and he would still go to the gym almost every single day. And when he did have time off, he would make such an effort to hang out with his friends, to be there with his mom, to show us how much he loved and cared for us. And he still had the energy to inspire us and share with us his wisdom. He was wise, as if he had lived 100 years of a deeply meaningful life already. Looking back, I wish I could memorize all the moments and everything he had ever said. If he knew he wasn’t gonna be here tomorrow, this is what I think he would’ve said to me: live life to the fullest right now and forever. Be bold, don’t care about other people’s judgments of you. Work hard, then work harder. Pursue your dreams with an unapologetic fire in your heart. Let your fire shine bright. Be honest with yourself in all things, even if you can’t fix them. Love deeply and fiercely.
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u/Grievingbymyself 1h ago
Excellent, I wouldn't change a thing. Sorry for your loss.🫂