A Season...Emil Goh
I have been remiss in sharing my experiences for the last week. Mainly, because I have been missing my loved ones and mourning the departure of my children. However, I must apologize. I have learned so much about sharing, recently, that I should know better.
I have learned about it in an unexpected way from a very unique and talented person. Emil Goh, I have been privileged to know, is one of those people who had an unlimited supply of himself. Always, he enthusiastically shared of himself, his photography, his design projects, his artwork, his opinions and above all his friendship. His energy and good nature was both charming and intoxicating to those graced with his presence.
This morning I got a dreadful call...that my good friend Emil Goh had passed away...
I can not express the sense of loss I now feel, but I will never again let my self pity keep me from sharing my experiences, thoughts and ideas.
I have been shocked back into reality of how short and precious life is. Cliché, yes, but I have been left to pass the lesson on to you...
Two of my most favoritest people I love to miss...I don’t have the heart, yet, to tell Lyra...
So, I share with you the following. It was inspired by a kitchy chain e-mail I received from a dear friend...it seemed helpful to me for this post. I have edited it so that it is in my own words...
I honestly believe it is best to treat people people who come into my life as though they are here to experience something important with me.
I never know what that might be...sometimes I never figure it out.
Often, unaware, they usually show up because I have somehow shown a spiritual need for them.
To me they can seem like a godsend, which they usually are.
But, without any perceived wrongdoing on my part... or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring our relationship to an end.
Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they do something that forces me to take a stand. And sometimes they die.
What is painful and hard to understand is that my need has been met, my desire fulfilled, their work is complete. The SOS that I sent out was answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into my life for just a season, because our turn has come to share.
They bring me profound ideas or make me laugh. Or both
Often, they show me something about myself I never knew.
But it is only for a season.
Thank you for showing up in my life, Emil, it has been a season of a lifetime. You have helped me on my quest to find who I am and taught me the importance of sharing one’s self. I will never forget your lesson.
Emil Goh, 1966 - 2009
Updated links...
http://arduino.cc/blog/?p=333
http://legsup.blogspot.com/2009/09/emil-goh-1966-to-2009-is-too-frigging.html
http://artlife.blogspot.com/2009/09/vale-emil-goh-1966-2009.html
Australia Council
http://www.xymara.com...
http://www.dlux.org.au/face2face/goh.htm (FaceToFace)
http://www.ozarts.com.au/artists/emil_goh
http://studiobbq.blogspot.com/2009/09/emil-goh.html
http://jasonglewis.com/blog/?p=1353
http://usccharles.com/2009/09/07/emil-goh/
NerdLuv
http://www.flickr.com/photos/poketo/3907764400/
http://www.rogueart.asia/ra/2009/09/21/emil-goh-1966-2009/
Emil and Dong Yoon Park’s iPhone etiquette application...with Amanda and Alex...Take 1
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=317891939&mt=8
Take 2! Let’s get it right this time... OMG... Austin!!! Emil is in the background...directing.
Emil at his finest...taking photos to share with the world...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/superlocal/ (SuperLocal)
http://www.poketo.com/hello/superlocal/ (SuperLocal via Poketo)
http://www.thememagazine.com/indexed/seoul-design/
http://douglaswills.blogspot.com/2009/07/rock-star-designer.html
Yes, we know you are proud of your T-Money card cellphone accessory thingy...What do you call it?!!…-su!
You’ll always be in the background of our minds as we walk through life remembering that magical summer in Seoul and how you taught us to share...
Your Friend,
Doug
Wake:
2009.09.09 (Wed) 5pm ~ 2009.09.10 (Thu) 1pm at Ewha Mokdong Hospital
map: http://map.naver.com/?lat=37.5364577&lng=126.8862420&level=2&mapMode=0
Funeral:
2009.09.11 (Fri) 11am at Hannam International Catholic Church of St. Francis of Assisi
map: http://map.naver.com/?lat=37.5371058&lng=127.0051083&level=2&mapMode=0
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