Homage to my friend
We lost a dear friend and a most wonderful human being, Guru Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan this Saturday, after an 8 month long battle against Cancer. Guru was first diagnosied with Stage IV lung Cancer in July 2010 and had endured multiple Chemos and radiation with the hope that he will win this battle but it was not to be and he finally succumbed to the disease. Guru was a non-smoker, a teetotaller and a vegetarian and the doctors have no idea what triggered the disease. But most important of all, he was a fighter, he valued life and thought it was worth living and he fought till the very last minute and never gave up.
Since I have always thought writing helps me give a voice to my thoughts and feelings, I wanted to write something here to describe the grief that has overtaken my existence these past two days, I wanted to say many things describing how beautiful a person Guru was, but turns out, I am quite at a loss for words. My mind is empty, I can't think of the right words. I have tears in my eyes and my heart too. I spent the past 2 days with the grieving family and am finally sitting alone this afternoon thinking about everything that transpired. The 'why' is just killing me. I would like to believe I am a rationalist and that there would be a reason why this had to happen to him, and right now, we don't have any answers. I hope I have the strength and clarity of mind to help his wife and two kids and the rest of the family to pull through this ordeal.
Guru will always be missed and will always be remembered, and he will continue to live in our memories and hearts.
We lost a dear friend and a most wonderful human being, Guru Venkatesh Gopalakrishnan this Saturday, after an 8 month long battle against Cancer. Guru was first diagnosied with Stage IV lung Cancer in July 2010 and had endured multiple Chemos and radiation with the hope that he will win this battle but it was not to be and he finally succumbed to the disease. Guru was a non-smoker, a teetotaller and a vegetarian and the doctors have no idea what triggered the disease. But most important of all, he was a fighter, he valued life and thought it was worth living and he fought till the very last minute and never gave up.
Since I have always thought writing helps me give a voice to my thoughts and feelings, I wanted to write something here to describe the grief that has overtaken my existence these past two days, I wanted to say many things describing how beautiful a person Guru was, but turns out, I am quite at a loss for words. My mind is empty, I can't think of the right words. I have tears in my eyes and my heart too. I spent the past 2 days with the grieving family and am finally sitting alone this afternoon thinking about everything that transpired. The 'why' is just killing me. I would like to believe I am a rationalist and that there would be a reason why this had to happen to him, and right now, we don't have any answers. I hope I have the strength and clarity of mind to help his wife and two kids and the rest of the family to pull through this ordeal.
Guru will always be missed and will always be remembered, and he will continue to live in our memories and hearts.
