I must remember to share with you that you were right. 

I did not know the details of his life. Didn't know the ins and outs, I only guessed at the paths he took but never saw the footprints in the sand. 

But I knew who he was. To me, at least. I knew he was gentle and kind. I knew he took care of the one classmate everyone hated. I knew he took care of me. I knew he saw when I was fidgety and troubled, because the times he spoke up when I was too scared to were too many to be coincidences. I knew he drew people to him, because there were always people around him. I know he read voraciously, because his GP essay was distributed to the entire class as a model answer. 

So I never knew the whys of certain things. I caught the melody but not the lyrics. It doesn't mean I couldn't love him... it doesn't mean I didn't have the right. I love him, despite the things I did not and will never know. 

The flavour of sadness has changed. There are only so many times one can ask why, and of course there are some things that can never be changed. I'll bring the memories with me, and maybe you will remain in the hearts of all the people you've touched, and when all of us eventually pass away, maybe, who knows, maybe there is a heaven.