wow. today was surreal because of something that i had no control over. a 2002 graduate of ouachita, tiffany key stanley, was killed late last night in a car accident. she was married. i knew her on a first-name basis, but not a lot more than that. she was a music major and drum major of the marching band. so i saw her a lot, talked to her some. pretty cool girl. it’s such a sobering thought to realize the fragility of life. (and so cliche to write about it.) God will take me when he will, and when he does, i will have accomplished exactly what he sent me here to do. isn’t that a reassuring thought? but one so hard to apply on a daily basis. tiffany has been on my mind all day, but mostly i’ve been thinking about death (and life) in much broader terms. i tend to do that…start with an isolated event or observation and then slowly zoom out, analyzing as i go. i didn’t come to any conclusions today, but i was awfully reminded of how short life is…and how long eternity is.