❝ he has always been so carefree about his surroundings.❞

✮ ꜜ A WALK TO REMEMBER is analogous to reliving remembrances of the past. No concern on how many times you try to omit, they will still be engraved in your sanity; whether promising or ominous, you will uncover yourself weeping and desiring for what was real and what wasn't. It is something parallel with grief.

We try to not think of said person or pet being gone but the apprehension of letting go begins to eat us alive. We get so bound to one thing even though we try not to; in worry of breaking the barriers around the heart, yet it will still blossom up and be broken out completely vulnerable. Memories exist as an anthology of one's life story; a mosaic of labor, development, coming of age, geriatric life, and lastly, cessation.

Remembrances of Satoru felt like a dream. Waking up, going along your day and life; then coming back home to relax, shower and slowly fall asleep. As your eyes close, and mind begins to drift away, all you are reminded of is him. He was everywhere; yet we could not see, but somehow felt a warmth of presence. A spirit that roam freely, seeking for comfort from beyond and the only way provided is by lighting up the night sky and making the stars twinkle.

Satoru was a star reincarnated, he just didn't know it until it finally happened. A young soul who dreamed to one day become an astronomer and go beyond the universe to find undiscovered mysteries, planets and then come back to tell stories to his future children, and have them tell theirs, passing the history down from generation to generation. A mind that was filled with wonder and dreams to one day visit space, and see what Earth looked like from the above-the Heavens as he and many others liked to call it.

A simple wish to find a star and one day name it after himself once he completed his life missions. Satoru, a name that brung many closeted memories to a person. You did not have to know him personally, but just hearing the name would bring a smile on your face and you're left wondering how much he made an impact on so many beings. A soul who's laugh was as contagious as a babies, sending chills down your spine and a sense of comfort.

Satoru. A name that meant enlightenment but also became an important symbol in astrology.