May his soul rest in peace, I pray.

A student from my university just passed away this afternoon. I don't know this boy. I may have seen him around in college. But largely I don't know who he was. But on hearing of his sad demise, the pain just rushed to my heart. I felt goosebumps. Thoughts about his family, visuals of such a young boy's life came to my mind. And my heart aches.

So many people die in Bangalore, in India and in the world everyday. None of these affects me to this exent when I read about them in the newspapers. No visuals come to mind. But when death occurs in my immediate surroundings, the reality of a breath this moment and the possibilty of another one the next moment hits me hard. And I breathe one life affirming breath.

My sincere condolences. May his soul rest in peace, I sincerely pray.