It’s not contagious, you know. Death is as natural as life. It’s part of the deal we made. - Mitch Albom

I [Music] was born in the open air, in the breaks of waves and the whistling of sandstorms, the hoots of owls and the cackles of tui birds. I travel in echoes. I ride the breeze. I was forged in nature, rugged and raw. Only man shapes my edges to make me beautiful. [Chapter 2]

and that's the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going into every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.

Sometimes when you're losing someone, you hang on to whatever tradition you can.