farewell letter to Aaron Compagny Federal District, 1 September 2010. Dear Aaron
Company (RIP):
Dear Friend:
Yesterday afternoon, I learned just in your early journey to eternity. I cried, I felt sad, confused and somewhat disturbed.
since I heard, I have not thinking of you, wondering about what might have happened to decide to surprise you with your game, and start thinking of what might have pressed so someone like you, my young friend, a man so enthusiastic, sensitive, intelligent, joker, collaborative and critical social issues.
I do not know, I can not understand, and I am filled with sadness.
share in the idea of \u200b\u200ba friend of yours, who wrote on your Facebook, to "die is to move from one house to another much more beautiful."
certainly now the walls of your Facebook account has become, says another friend of yours, "an altar" where today we can write our words, prayers, thoughts, feelings, regrets ...
And I wonder about how well we are able or unable to perceive human beings or not, at some point, the suffering of others, on the other, to go to his rescue , on time and be supportive, shoulder, be a listener, whether or not there is some sort of signal to do so. I do not know, my friend, do not know ...
remember the first email you wrote to the Group 44 of Amnesty International LGBT Mexico stating: "I consider a human being always evolving, which is rebuilt every day." Something was cut short, in this journey, my very young friend.
The Group you joined in September 2009 but, in truth, you were a volunteer member of Amnesty International Mexico a couple of months earlier, in the same year.
You told me you were "zero-mongering, authoritarian zero", not the neoliberal dictatorship! You said: "beyond providing a monthly cash sum, I want active participation."
Now, I remember the first day we met (over a year), with a coffee in between, in our Faculty (FCPyS-UNAM). You told me about your passion for sociology, social causes your interest, your love for swimming (Mondays and Thursdays), and your enormous desire to act on human rights: to "do something", you said, to live better, with respect, especially when we talk about our "right to be different", but being "equal in dignity and rights."
I recall now our last coffee before I go on a trip to Brazil, also in our Faculty, where you tells me very excited and passionate about the topic you wanted to work thesis. In truth, I confessed that I was enthusiastic about your topic from a previous conversation we held via chat, on the same spot. Even discussed in some literature, and you I suggest a book in English you had motivated more by your topic, thinking in Mexico. Today
comes to mind also the day that you were supportive when we had problems installing our "mega-gift" the G-44 LGBT, within a week of "Gifts of the Dead" in our Leading Academic . Always maintain a sense of humor, and were willing to lend a hand, despite the adversity.
The last time we met was in March this year (came with a friend, including our faculty, can not remember his name), a Saturday that we are to go to Puebla, as part of Group 44 of Amnesty International LGBT -Mexico to do activism for human rights of women.
Microphone in hand, you were reading strongly, very happy, excited and committed to the cause. That day, We operate both activists-speakers-leaders in the middle of the city's central square, raising his voice for sexual and reproductive rights of women, especially those who freely decide about their own bodies, in relation to termination of pregnancy for various reasons, sometimes under extreme or precarious situations, as we know.
In April of this year, via a brief chat, I asked "what about Brazil ?..."
Weeks before, I was told by chat on my research would stay in Brazil, at the University of São Paulo, and the details of it. You told me about your friend Ceará, who had been sharing in the UNAM. Then we talked like a couple of times over through the chat.
I returned from Brazil to Mexico on 16 July this year, but it was just yesterday I heard of your "soon." And again flooded my eyes. And is that from the day you decided I was still abroad. And we communicate more. So I can not believe what happened, I wish I was a bad dream, but it is not.
Now, my friend Aaron Company (Donovan), I am saying goodbye. I am left with fond memories of your sensitive, restless and noble person. I was sure you were going to be a sociologist of the best (and almost the culmination of the race, my friend!), And human rights activist supportive, conversational, critical and fun. For now, we have deprived of it, but soon we will meet again to continue transcending, as was your wish.
To your family and your friends @ s let us consider the challenging task in the best possible way, about what happened, in the sense that another friend of yours and also writes on your wall on Facebook:
"I think what that happened to you [...] only tells us that we must be closer to the people that we feel more distant. Hope you are well wherever it is. "
Dear Aaron, I dismiss you with a big hug.
[David and I have the illusion of organizing for a day now l @ s LGBT members of Group 44 of AI-Mexico we go along @ sa "visit you", put colorful bouquets of flowers on your grave, and say something prayer, reminding you sensible, noble, smiling, restless, critical and helpful. And after that, holding a warm meeting in your memory, seeking to strengthen ties of friendship, solidarity and friendship that unite us.
I hope we can contact a family member or friend @ tuy @ so that we can report very gently place where you rest now.]
Dear friend, rest in peace.
With friendship and affection,
Manuel Herrera (Group 44 LGBT / FCPyS-UNAM)
