It’s to be expected. When a famous person, a sporting legend goes out the tragic way that Kobe did, there will be an outpouring of sadness, sharing of memories, outpouring of love; that’s all I’ve seen since it happened. It’s been nothing but Kobe…
If it was MJ, it would have hit me hard. All the happiness he helped bring into our lives as Bulls fans, as Chicagoans… yeah, that will be a sad day. It would be even sadder if it ended tragically like it did for Kobe. For the younger generation, Kobe was their MJ; I get that. You can make the argument that there was no greater student of Mike’s than Kobe. Studying MJ intensely, mimicking his every move, embracing the same type of work ethic, playing with the same intensity, having that same burning desire to win; yes, he was as close as anyone to “being like Mike”. I hated him for it. Nobody could top Mike, ever. The fact that Kobe got closer than anybody else, pissed me off when it was happening. I wrote a Hate File especially for Mr 8 or 24, whatever. I guess over time you appreciate Kobe a bit more… just a bit.
Still, the shock of seeing someone so famous die is crazy. Death knows no income, no age, no fame. It may come to any of us at any time. I’ve always been a bit afraid of death; I guess I still am. Yet, if I look at it through the lens of a father, which I became almost 8 years ago, it takes on a different feeling. I’m sure any dad would feel the same way, but if God forbid something happened to me, I’m good… as long as nothing happens to my son. As long as my son gets to live for a good while, long enough for me to never have to see him go. Sure, I’d feel bad for the folks left, especially my wife, her husband gone, my son, having to go on without his dad, and my parents, seeing a child go. This is nothing unique I don’t think. It just makes me fear death a little less. Trying to make the most of my life here as long as I have it, helps too.
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I’m not really watching all the Kobe stuff. It’s hard to avoid on Twitter, but I’m not really sitting on it. I saw the stuff at the UC, the Sears Tower antennas lit up purple and gold, and the moment of silence before the Bulls game on Monday night; shockingly the Bulls would win on this evening. The Lakers game will be cancelled on Tuesday night, but sooner than later, everybody will move on; that’s just what we do. As I said in my last post, hope all the victims rest in peace, and pray for strength for all the surviving loved ones. I really never know what to write in a card when someone dies, but that sounds OK I guess.
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