On August 25 of this year the world lost Esther Grace Earl. I never knew Esther personally, but I'd heard of her through the wonders of the internet and nerdfighteria. I never met her but I know she was amazing. In 2006 she was diagnosed with metastasized papillary thyroid cancer. She was 12 years old at the time. She fought the cancer for 4 long, hard years but it eventually got the best of her. You can read more about her here. I learned about her sometime earlier this year seeing her in vlogbrothers videos and on fiveawesomegirls. She fascinated me. Sixteen years old, so beautiful and such a fighter, refusing to give up. I didn't know her, but when I learned of her death I cried as if I had lost a close friend. I went to her YouTube channel and spent a day going through her videos. This one especially hit me hard. She's just so open with her feelings, something I've never been able to do. And not just open with her close friends and family but with everyone and anyone willing to listen. She's an inspiration in life and death. All you need to do is search "for Esther" on YouTube and you'll find yourself in a maze of videos dedicated to this 16 year old girl. Many of the videos are by friends and acquaintances but many still are from people who, like myself, never even spoke to her. It's amazing how one little girl can touch the lives of so many people like that. And I wish so badly that I had gotten the chance to know her.
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I’ll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I’m a goner
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin’
Funny when your dead how people start listenin’
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when your really gonna need them, oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had, just enough time
They're worth so much more after I’m a goner
And maybe then you’ll hear the words I been singin’
Funny when your dead how people start listenin’
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The ballad of a dove
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep ‘em in your pocket
Save them for a time when your really gonna need them, oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had, just enough time
-"If I Die Young" by The Band Perry
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