Two Funerals and a job

So work has been nuts for the past few weeks, but I feel like I am getting in to the swing of things now. Orientation Week went well, we had a lot of events and most of them had great turnout. The first couple weeks of school are usually super busy, but I always enjoy seeing all the students come back. There's something refreshing and hopeful about the beginning of a new school year. I just hope that this year goes a little better than last year. Unfortunately, it hasn't looked that way so far.

I have had to go to two different funerals in the past two weeks. In fact, it was 2 funerals in just 6 days. The first was for my uncle, who was 55, and the other was for a friend/schoolmate/co-worker who was just 25 years old. They were both great guys and anyone who ever met them probably never had a bad word to say about either of them. My uncle was a great father, brother, and grandfather. He taught me a lot about what it means to be a good man and to enjoy life. He was diagnosed with leukemia about two years ago and had struggled with his health ever since. But even though he was sick he came to visit my mom when she was having problems last year. He was always worried more about others than himself, and I admire that. My friend Matt has a very similar story, he was also diagnosed with leukemia about two years ago. He was also just a great guy, someone who would put everything down to help others. I played soccer with him a few times and he was as good a guy on the field as he was off. Even though he passed away young I know that those who have known him will never forget him.

It just gets me thinking about how two of the nicest guys I have ever met could be put through this. I know it was for a reason and that God has a plan, but it seems unfair to me. I know that they are both in a better place where their pain is gone, and that makes me happy, but I will always miss them.