Life is Fragile.


Everyone in school received a piece of deeply saddenly news this morning. A 3rd year Social Science student, Edwina Tan passed away after battling cancer for a year. She is 22. I found her name strangely familiar and decided to check out her photo on the intranet portal. And when I saw her picture, I recognized her immediately. She was in my music: east and west class just last term. In my memory, she was an attractive, bright and cheery girl. And tears just welled up in my eyes just thinking she was in the same class as me, and now she's no longer with us anymore. I mean, how fragile can life get? Here I am, tearing at the demise of a stranger, a fleeting face. And I know her boyfriend personally. She broke up with her boyfriend cause she didn't want him to suffer along with her. It's really heart-rendering.

I really admire her courage and her determination to live her last days of her life fully. I remembered the very last day of our music class. She was there for the concert, in a wheelchair. When I think back, I can't help but tear all over again.

Sometimes, we do really take the things and people around us for granted. Let this be a lesson for me. That life on Earth is too short for regrets, too short to take the people and the lovely things around us for granted.

My heart goes out to Wayne, her family and friends.

May Edwina rest in peace and may her soul dwell forever in Heaven.