My friend died suddenly.
He was fit and healthy and on the verge of retirement. I swam with him but not in the same lane because he was stronger faster and fitter than me. We shared car journeys in which we'd talk about truth and morality, family and sometimes cars. We had debates and discussions but always retained a respect and love for each other.
I spoke to him not long before he died and he told me he looked forward to our next Facebook debate/discussion (he put it another way which I liked but now forget). It's harder to accept when it's someone like him. So unexpected. He loved to talk and be around people yet he told me he suffered from crippling depression at times in his life. He was one of the few people who would still engage with me in a courteous manner and I looked forward to seeing how he'd reply to my posts in the hope he would incite a reply from someone else and start a discussion.
Not long before he died, he declared (after being pressed) that he was a moral relativist and that he did not believe that there was an objective difference between right and wrong. He told me he accepted the will/beliefs of the majority and that I had a duty to do the same if I wanted to enjoy what he termed 'non essential' things like going to the theatre or pub.
He was double jabbed and proud of it. He died of 'calcification of the arteries'`. I read a bit about it and blood clotting is involved. People comment on how such a fit and healthy man can just drop dead at 55 but they won't talk about the jab and how thousands are being injured and killed by it.
I would have liked more time with my friend so we could have had proper philosophical discussions. There are not many left that are close to me that I feel it would be possible or comfortable to do so.
I'm upset and angry but will try to channel the emotion into doing good and positive things like speaking out in public more often about what is happening and how destructive belief systems like moral relativism and solipsism are to the future of humanity.
Thanks for reading