Tiara Coaxum alias Swagg.

* deep breath *
Ohk , first off let me say that this is in no attempt to follow a crowd or be different. I just want to say how I feel about this situation. This is a testament to how Tiara Coaxum changed my life , for betterment.

I never actually had a conversation with her. Nor did I look at her as my cup of tea. She was loud and was a part of a group of people who I just never quite understood. I always use to say to myself " Oh My Gosh , these people are so sad look at them this is a school not a joke ." I probably sounded stuck up on a high horse with my nose pointing to God. I never meant it that way. This thing inside of me always wanted to see people go beyond and have a chance to prosper. Any how back to Tiara , so yeah her and her group of friends made me irritated at some times . I remember seeing her on the Q6 one day and I was like this girl lives near me , oh brother . There I was judging and trying to uplift at the same time. Secretly. I hate to do that. So coming home from Thailand , a land of peace and love and unity , to hear that she passed away. She drowned in Rockaway Beach according to the media trying to help someone she just met that day! Heroic. Thats how I see it . For she didn't even look at the consequences or maybe she did and she continued to go for it anyhow. Either way , she wasn't concerning herself she was trying to help another. That made me happy.

Here is how she touched me ... I constantly judged kids in the hallway by their behavior not knowing what was behind the curtain of their life. Why did I not even try to like or accept these kids in the hallway or these kids on the ave or these kids period. Furthermore , what made these kids different from me . Nothing. Thats what we have to realize that life is too short to dwell on things. You need to go and let go and try to make better. Her death inspired me to look at people differently. Her death made me more alive. Maybe I can start living. She was so young. So young. A year younger than me...actually a few months. Life is too short for us to
hate on or judge or simply make negative insights about someone. She was a baby. A big baby. Physically she is gone and many people are left sad. But I am happy for her spirit I have come to know more than her physical being when she was here and visible. I know she would be taken care of and I am unfortunate that I could have not gotten to know her because I heard she made people laugh and laughter is one of life's greatest gifts. To all the people who known her and were very close to her , peace be unto you because you know that she has bigger plans and the most high has a job that she needs to complete . So lets not be selfish and mourn for long because in time we will all be together and at peace . Thank You , Tiara =]


http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2008/07/20/2008-07-20_daughter_drowned_trying_to_help_rescue_f.html

Blessings Come Down ,
Shapel.