Check This Out!

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/01/07/blogging_from_beyond_the_grave.html

This article about blogging really makes you think. To some, blogging might be a recent interest, or perhaps not even a familiar word. But to others - it is much more than anyone could imagine. This article is about a soldier in Iraq who had been an avid blogger for many years. Unfortunately he made the news not because of his love for blogging or talent in writing, but because he blogged from the dead. Yes, you heard (read?) me correctly. If you read the article - you'll see that this man actually wrote a blog before he died, and (hoping he would never have to use it) it was posted after his death on Jan. 3 of this year. It was a way of getting one last good-bye to his family, one last chance of explaining things, and one last chance at getting his true feelings out. He stated that like many bloggers, he always wanted the last word. What a way to go, eh? Would you believe that there are many people out there who place such significance on blogging?

It really puts things into perspective for me. A concept such as blogging which has played a very minimal role in my life thus far, is something so highly-esteemed for this man, and for many people alike. Can you imagine what he was feeling when he was actually alive and writing this 'last' blog? Can you imagine what his family thought when they read it? How did they feel? This conjures up so many thoughts and emotions for me...I'm stunned.

It really makes you think...