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During a recent trip to one of Charleston's many cemeteries I stumbled upon a grave I'd never noticed before. It was pretty small and didn't have a big elaborate headstone, but it was evident that whoever was buried there was loved. All around the grave were things left by people who missed the teenage girl who had died way too soon. Among those things was a letter that I couldn't help but read. The letter was from a friend of the girl buried there, and the words "Why did you leave us?" immediately jumped out at me. The girl buried there had killed herself even though she was only fourteen years old.
As someone who attempted suicide at a young age, this really hit home with me. I have no idea what was wrong in this girl's life, but whatever it was I'm pretty positive that it wasn't worth her ending her life over. If there is a heaven, and if so I refuse to believe people won't be let in because they ended their own life, I hope she now knows how much she meant to the people in her life. And if she happens to notice a weird 29 year old wannabe photographer whose life she touched without even meeting, then that's cool too.
I thought quite hard on whether I should post any photos I'd taken of the letter, and I ended up deciding to do it because of how it affected me. I've been intentionally vague about everything else though. I'm not giving out her name or what cemetery she was buried in. I also didn't edit any of the pictures I'd taken of her grave or of the various things left there. If by some strange coincidence the person who wrote this happens to stumble upon my page and wants me to remove it I will.
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As someone who attempted suicide at a young age, this really hit home with me. I have no idea what was wrong in this girl's life, but whatever it was I'm pretty positive that it wasn't worth her ending her life over. If there is a heaven, and if so I refuse to believe people won't be let in because they ended their own life, I hope she now knows how much she meant to the people in her life. And if she happens to notice a weird 29 year old wannabe photographer whose life she touched without even meeting, then that's cool too.
I thought quite hard on whether I should post any photos I'd taken of the letter, and I ended up deciding to do it because of how it affected me. I've been intentionally vague about everything else though. I'm not giving out her name or what cemetery she was buried in. I also didn't edit any of the pictures I'd taken of her grave or of the various things left there. If by some strange coincidence the person who wrote this happens to stumble upon my page and wants me to remove it I will.
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My art is mine. Not yours! Do not steal, repost, claim as yours, etc.
Image size
775x520px 207.73 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Shutter Speed
1/160 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Dec 24, 2010, 2:06:27 PM
Sensor Size
3mm
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That... gives me anxiety.
Fourteen.
She was so young and probably had so much to live for.
When I read your description, I couldn't help thinking that that could've been me.
I'm glad my attempt at fourteen failed...
Knowing what I know now, I could never take my own life. It would be far too damaging to my family and friends. Even in the afterlife, assuming there is one, I could never forgive myself.
Fourteen.
She was so young and probably had so much to live for.
When I read your description, I couldn't help thinking that that could've been me.
I'm glad my attempt at fourteen failed...
Knowing what I know now, I could never take my own life. It would be far too damaging to my family and friends. Even in the afterlife, assuming there is one, I could never forgive myself.