Although I did not know Bjorn directly I remembered him. I remembered seeing him around, I remembered going to the Technology Help desk around this time last year needing help with my computer and a very kind Bjorn helped me connect my computer to the printers on campus. It may have been a small act but it evidently touched me to the point where I remembered his act of kindness especially when I learned that he was no longer with us. In remembering Bjorn and the small way I was connected to him I was immediately saddened. I didn’t have to be close to him to feel the loss of him in the community and to his family and friends. I, just like many others, just had to hear or think of his death and feel emotions simply because unexpected death is sad and hard to think about especially at my age of 20 when most of the people I know or have ever known are alive and well. This being said, sadness and grief; it’s okay to feel these feelings. Truly, know that it is okay to
Although I did not know Bjorn directly I remembered him. I remembered seeing him around, I remembered going to the Technology Help desk around this time last year needing help with my computer and a very kind Bjorn helped me connect my computer to the printers on campus. It may have been a small act but it evidently touched me to the point where I remembered his act of kindness especially when I learned that he was no longer with us. In remembering Bjorn and the small way I was connected to him I was immediately saddened. I didn’t have to be close to him to feel the loss of him in the community and to his family and friends. I, just like many others, just had to hear or think of his death and feel emotions simply because unexpected death is sad and hard to think about especially at my age of 20 when most of the people I know or have ever known are alive and well. This being said, sadness and grief; it’s okay to feel these feelings. Truly, know that it is okay to