I was in the middle of writing, settled in my room and going for the kill of a conclusion to what is a very detailed proposal when my sister hands me the phone\u2014\u201cIt\u2019s Auntie from out of state\u201d she said, apologetic because I had just begged them to stave off the calls so I could concentrate. People do not see you sweat with intellectual work so it doesn\u2019t much convince anyone you\u2019re really working and busy. But, as a struggling soldier of patience, I give in and say, \u201cOk, hello Auntie, what\u2019s up?\u201d My poor Auntie, also apologizing was explaining why she called and I assured her that it was perfectly all right.<\/p>

So she shares with me that somebody very young just committed suicide in Las Vegas\u2014found dead in his hotel room and she was completely saddened by the news. Apparently this young man just graduated from college and seemed to have everything going for him. This came in the heels of the news of Mick Jagger\u2019s girlfriend L\u2019Wren Scott\u2019s suicide by hanging, a story that dominated the news for a few days. As my Aunt spoke and I listened, it was a little hard to imagine how this story could make a dent in my day because I wanted the time for this incident also to be meaningful. I once heard a beautiful quote which suggests how beautifully connected we all are yet I don\u2019t know who said it, \u201cEvery death diminishes us\u201d.
–Lillibeth Navarro, April 13th, 2014<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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