Don't feel sorry for him though.
Nick Adenhart worked hard to get where he was, overcoming a career threatening injury, the surgery and then the physical therapy to get back. As he said after the game he pitched that night, "I feel like a Major Leaguer". His dad had come from Maryland to see him pitch and he pitched a gem, 6 scoreless innings before coming out of the game.
A Greater Tragedy
The young man who drove the vehicle that killed Nick was also 22 years old. He had a suspended license from previous DUI convictions, was over the legal limit when arrested and fled the accident scene leaving a companion in his vehicle who was injured. What a tragedy. This young man will most likely spend a significant portion of the rest of his life in prison. If you are a believer in an afterlife, then you can understand the eternal problems this young man has before him. What a wasted life.
It drives home the fact that we never know what the future holds for us. Nick I'm sure felt he was in complete control of his life and was on top of the world.
Whether you leave this world at 22 or 102, don't leave things undone!
Did you tell your kids, wife, husband, parents, special people that you loved them today?
Did you strive to do your best at whatever task, endeavor, job or project you were doing?
Did you feel good at the end of the day, that you accomplished everything you could?
When you leave this world, will the people at your funeral say that you lived life?
Or will they say it was a tragedy that you wasted your life?
Don't live an existence, LIVE LIFE!
Live like Nick Adenhart did. He accomplished much in his short life!
Life is a gift. You are special. You owe it to yourself to make your life the special life it was meant to be!
Such a tragedy and a waste. So sad. But good point about the greater tragedy being the kid who did it.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and good point, gotta make sure to live life to the fullest!