Because of the sun glare
you may not be
able to make out what exactly that is. It's a
broken, dead
tree. But in its brokenness it perfectly framed
the bright,
life-giving sun. When I see that photo, I think
about death and
eternal life. I think about how, even out of
tragedy, something
good can happen. If that tree hadn't have been
broken, would I
have noticed how beautiful the sun was that day?
I'm not sure but
I don't think I would have. I think that's
something
Touched by
an Angel reminded me of,
especially through the AODs with Adam beginning
it. Yes, death
can be scary and losing someone can be so, so
heart-breaking. But
if we can eventually see past physical death, then we'll
see a
glorious, golden life with out end. One in which
we'll always
know and feel God's love and so will our loved
ones. It's a life
in which we'll never be alone and I like to think that
it begins with
the welcoming smile of a friend. And I'm grateful
to Charles
Rocket and the two actors who followed in his footsteps
for giving us
such lovely depictions of just how great that friend
might be.
So as I sit here and remember all the enjoyment I've
gotten out of Mr.
Rocket's work, I'm glad for the times I laughed over the
ridiculousness
of Steve Moscow and "Dadcula." I remain touched by
his appearance
on
Quantum Leap.
I look
forward to watching those projects of his I still
haven't had the
pleasure of watching. But mostly I'm grateful for
what he taught
me through Adam:
Laughter is a gift: use it and give it.
Always be yourself.
When death comes, it's okay to be sad. But know
that if you could
just peer past it, you would see eternal life and that,
when that time
comes, no one is ever, ever alone.
God bless him and his loved ones.
God bless you, too.
The producers
could have hired anyone
for the role of Adam but they chose Charles
Rocket. In my
opinion, very few could have played Adam
as well as Charles did. Adam became his own
with
his own flair and humour that was just so without being offensive
in any way. It was like the whole scene lit
up
whenever Adam appeared as he brought his own brand
of style with him.
Charles
Rocket will be missed for all that he did.
Liz
Over
the course of the past few months, I have
come to realize that with
each passing, life somehow goes on and I
have been known to ponder
whether or not the world can continue
turning in the same way as
before. Every so often we are reminded
of people through the
passing of others. I recognized that
earlier this year when
Michael Jackson died, and through his
passing, I was not only reminded
of tragedy that strikes families everyday,
but I was somehow reminded
of all the people who are no longer with us
and what they would want us
to do to commemorate their lives.
I asked myself
almost constantly since the end of June,
if those who passed on would
want us to continue
grieving or would they want us to
move on, as music so aptly
implies? This story was written, not
necessarily as a reminder of
the work Charles Rocket did, but
instead, for those he left
behind. Would they want us to be
sad? Or would they
celebrate our victories and mourn our
defeats from beyond the
heavens just as we do?
The questions
remain, even after having read countless
books on this particular subject matter.
I guess in
essence, I wrote this more for myself than
anyone else, but I hope that it does,
regardless of sadness or
heartache that may be experienced, give us
hope and courage
to continue living as well
as taking the biggest
bite out of life that there is.
It is my belief that that is
precisely what Charles
Rocket was known to have done.
Namasté,
Yvette
As with years past, we'd like to end this newsletter
with some suicide
prevention resources. If you or someone you know
feels depressed,
please know that there is help out there! Along
with the sites
below, you may be able to find local resources in your
phone book or on
your city's web site.
Thank you,
Jenni
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(Photo Credits: The photographs, barring the nature
ones, used on this
page are from "Touched by
an Angel" and owned by CBS Productions, Caroline
Productions, and Moon
Water Productions. They are not being used to seek
profit.)