If I were to be asked just a few days ago, ‘what is a difficult task? ’ I surely wouldn’t know the answer, but right now as I stand here to eulogise my sister, I understand very well what a difficult task is. Thank you both Jasper and Charlie for joining me here under this tree where Laura took her life, in order to honour her life and death. Laura was born was born in 1951 and died in December of 1965. She was known for her impartial personality, her caring and protective instinct; she was very thoughtful and kind. She will always be a sister anyone would wish for. This fateful tragedy has not only taken a sister from me, but it has also robbed Jasper a lover and a best friend and the world has lost a loving caring being. Unfortunately, no one can change one’s fate, and today no matter how I wish I could turn back in time and prevent this from happening. It breaks my heart that I have to be the one to eulogise her when I know very well that she deserved a very long life. However it’s not by our desire that we gather here today to say goodbye to Laura but by our need to do so.
Laura faced the most monstrous, brutal, inhuman act of all that led to her tragic death. She was sexually abused by our so called father. It is said that family… family is a safe haven, family is where you belong and that family are people who see through you but what kind of family did you belong to Laura. A father who dirtied, you and robbed you your innocence and the will to live. A mother who did not believe you and instead defended her husband saying he is not such a guy. A sister who did not see the hurt and pain behind your smile and did not see that this so called family was a hell you wanted to escape from. Am ashamed that I am part of that family. Sisters are supposed to function as a safety net in a chaotic world by simply being there for each other. Am sorry I was not even aware of the fact that your world was full of chaos and you had to fight all by yourself until you were exhausted and tired and could not fight anymore. Am sorry that you had to put up with all the abused and bruises so that I could not go through what you went through. Am sorry that I was never your safety net while you were always mine.
On that momentous night before my dear sister took her life, she gathered all the courage she had and told our mother about what has been happening to her, but instead of a hug and comforting words, she got a harsh reply that she is just a teenager seeking for attention. If only I knew that it was the last string of hope, she was holding on I would have given her that hug I would have said all the unsaid words rather than hide behind my fears. When she runs out, I followed her from a distance and when she arrived under this tree and cried her eyes out, I could feel every ounce of her pain, but I did not know what to do. I felt so powerless when I saw her pull out a rope and tying it around her neck and I watched her hung herself. Sister am sorry that I could not bring myself to save you, I let fear take over and I ended up losing the most precious thing. Am sorry jasper that I could not save her and now you too have lost something special. I know that if you were here that night, then Laura could have been alive. I also thank you for being there for her, am sure even when she was fighting her demons your presence comforted her and in you, she found a home where she belonged. Do not blame yourself for her not being there that night. Am sure Laura knows that you did not leave nor forsaken her
You absence has left an empty space in our hearts but I know that even though you are not here physically you are always there. Your memories will live in us forever and you will never be forgotten I will tell my future kids of their brave and protective aunt and I will find you justice. I will make sure that monster face his judgment for his wrong doing. I will not let you be that girl who committed suicide for attention but I will let the world know what you went through. I will tell my kids in future of there protective aunt who protected her sister,
If I were to
be asked
just
a few days ago, ‘what is a difficult task? ’ I
surely
wouldn’t
know
the answer,
but
right
now
as I stand here to
eulogise
my
sister
, I understand
very
well what a difficult task is. Thank you both Jasper and Charlie for joining me here under this tree where Laura took her
life
, in order to
honour
her
life
and death. Laura
was born
was born
in 1951 and
died
in
December of 1965
. She
was known
for her impartial personality, her caring and protective instinct; she was
very
thoughtful and kind. She will always be a
sister
anyone would wish for. This fateful tragedy has not
only
taken a
sister
from me,
but
it has
also
robbed Jasper a lover and
a
best friend and the
world
has lost a loving caring being. Unfortunately, no one can
change
one’s fate, and
today
no matter how I wish I could turn back in time and
prevent
this from happening. It breaks my heart that I
have to
be the one to
eulogise
her when I
know
very
well that she deserved a
very
long
life
.
However
it’s not by our desire that we gather here
today
to say goodbye to Laura
but
by our need to do
so
.
Laura faced the most monstrous, brutal, inhuman act of all that led to her tragic death. She was
sexually
abused by our
so called
father. It
is said
that
family…
family
is a safe haven,
family
is where you belong and that
family
are
people
who
see
through
you
but
what kind of
family
did you belong to Laura. A father
who
dirtied, you and robbed you your innocence and the will to
live
. A mother
who
did not believe you and
instead
defended her husband saying he is not such a guy.
A
sister
who
did not
see
the hurt and pain behind your smile and did not
see
that this
so called
family
was a hell you wanted to escape from.
Am ashamed
that I am part of that
family
.
Sisters
are supposed
to function as a safety net in a chaotic
world
by
simply
being there for each other. Am
sorry
I was not even aware of the fact that your
world
was full of chaos and you had to fight all by yourself until you
were exhausted
and tired and could not fight anymore. Am
sorry
that you had to put up with all the abused and bruises
so
that I could not go
through
what you went
through
.
Am
sorry
that I was never your safety net while you were always mine.
On that momentous night
before
my dear
sister
took her
life
, she gathered all the courage she had and
told
our mother about what has been happening to her,
but
instead
of a hug and comforting words, she
got
a harsh reply that she is
just
a
teenager
seeking for attention. If
only
I knew that it was the last string of hope, she was holding on I would have
given
her that hug I would have said all the unsaid words
rather
than
hide
behind my fears. When she runs out, I followed her from a distance and when she arrived under this tree and cried her eyes out, I could feel every ounce of her pain,
but
I did not
know
what to do. I felt
so
powerless when I
saw
her pull out a rope and tying it around her neck and I
watched
her hung herself.
Sister
am
sorry
that I could not bring myself to save you, I
let
fear take over and I ended up losing the most precious thing. Am
sorry
jasper that I could not save her and
now
you
too
have lost something special. I
know
that if you were here that night, then Laura could have been alive. I
also
thank you for being there for her, am sure even when she was fighting her demons your presence comforted her and in you, she found a home where she belonged. Do not blame yourself for her not being there that night. Am sure Laura
knows
that you did not
leave
nor forsaken
her
You absence
has
left
an empty space in our hearts
but
I
know
that
even though
you are not here
physically
you are always there. Your memories will
live
in us forever and you will never
be forgotten
I will
tell
my future kids of their brave and protective aunt and I will find you justice. I will
make
sure that monster face his judgment for his
wrong
doing. I will not
let
you be that girl
who
committed suicide for attention
but
I will
let
the
world
know
what you went
through
.
I
will
tell
my kids in future of
there
protective aunt
who
protected her
sister
,