Remembering Tim
REMEMBERING TIM
-Michael Yuan,
China
From Timothy P. O'Shaughnessy, "The Good Life"
“Friendship is a rite of passage. All of us are traveling on a road that goes somewhere. The satisfaction of reaching a destination on that road however, will be sadly lacking if there is no one to share in your triumph. At some time in the future the paths of all friends will be divided, but it is my supreme hope that in the end, my friends and I will reunite in some way. Perhaps in different places or perhaps even in different lives, but to reach that place where we are headed and have those friends of whom you started with, would be amongst the greatest joys.”
Timothy had such an amazing sense of adventure
“Timothy had such an amazing sense of adventure….Timothy was never afraid to explore new places and instilled a sense of adventure and confidence in those around him. Sometimes I would worry about him traveling about in unknown lands by himself but I also knew that he was completely comfortable in solitude. Most people would be nervous to travel to a remote Chinese province and be the only Westerner around for hundreds of miles but not Tim. He simply looked forward to what he was about to discover….Tim’s memory will live on as I build my family and attempt to teach my children what Tim taught me: Be adventurous, learn every day (and have fun doing it!), be a great friend, and value your family above all else.”
Tim had a very curious side
“There are so many things to miss about him, but for me it would be the hours we would spend talking at parties so engrossed in a discussion about a book, or history, or economics, or philosophy that we became oblivious to everything around us. I remember once we only called it quits when we realized the sun was coming up.”
