This morning I heard the unfortunate news that a young local fella had been killed in a single vehicle accident just outside town last night. I didn't know him.
Yet I can't help but feel down about it; you know that most of the town will be feeling this loss and being such a small and relatively tight community the impact will be far reaching. And it truly is a loss for the town. What many don't realise is how valuable a young person is within a small town. As I said, I didn't know him, but if he was typical of the young fellas around here his life was probably already deeply woven into the workforce sporting and social communities; pretty much the three foundations of any small town.
But this is part of living in a small town; it brings life into sharp relief. It's raw and there's no hiding behind any little wall you try and put up to block these things. You feel - in this case - the downs the entire community feels, though by the same token you also feel the highs.
RIP
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