The Brother's Life: A Tragedy For Our Life

Register to read the introduction… He was a talented athlete both in football and baseball, the star quarterback and star pitcher respectively. He was involved in many community activities like 4-H, school and sports fund raisers, Shop with Cops Christmas program and so on. His funeral was held on the football field of our high school at the request of his family and his football jersey was retired!
     Aside from his death being a tragedy in itself, the other tragedy was that it was his brother’s fault that he died. The family not only had to deal with the death of one son, but the life of the other son was also completely destroyed. Several family members are still dealing with problems relating to this tragedy. The brother seems to be spiraling out of control, no doubt punishing himself for the death of his brother. This has been a tragedy that has deeply affected the way I think about things and the choices I make.
     In closing, while the nature of tragedy has changed greatly over the years, its effects on others remain. Tragedy is usually felt deeply and changes lives forever. Tragedy is inevitable. It is how individuals and/or society that can change handle