Shirley Temple Black

Entry posted by Jean Valjean February 12, 2014

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:kaukau: Shirley Temple Black, best remembered for her collection of movies as an adorable child actress, passed away today. She's actually someone I had been thinking of a lot about lately and was on my list of favorite actresses and someone I always wanted to meet. I will miss her, but I am very happy for the life she led. It was a good life, a happy and fulfilled life. I have faith that she's in a better place now. The main loss is in the hearts of those left behind, that people like me only ever got to hear about her character instead of getting to know about it first hand. She would have been interesting to meet, and I regret that I will never get that opportunity. But even more, I hope that her family and her descendants can find peace and togetherness in these next few days. Death in the family is never easy, no matter how well-prepared we are for the inevitable. I look with a weary eye at my aging grandmother and worry about the time I have left with her, and I think of the mistakes I made with not getting to know my grandfather well enough before the opportunity was taken from me. Since I have the chance not to take this great family bond for granted, the passing of an icon is a good reminder to value these last years all the more. To the people who knew Shirley personally, and who had that opportunity to have her as a part of their lives and vice versa, I hope they never wasted that time. And now I hope that they live lives full of love and happiness, and Shirley would have wanted.