Open Letter To Saigon
Dear @theonlySaigon (Brian) aka the Yardfather,
I was on twitter the other day, when I saw you post about having a family emergency..you didn’t say what exactly was going on but naturally, I gave you best wishes for the situation. Two days later in the midst of Phonte and I crackin’ jokes online, I realize you had given the update that your mom had passed.
For some unusual reason, I couldn’t shake the feeling of your loss, as I read your words and couldn’t possibly imagine what you were going through. Considering I’ve never met you a day in my life and the first time we spoke was in a twitter exchange of unpleasantries which quickly turned into understanding.
Since then I been watching you work, even with a mutual friend of ours (Buckwild, unbeknownst to you) and happy to see your return to the scene packaging your message of morale, social awareness on Warning Shots 2. As well as the long awaited video for Gotta Believe It, the only complaint I had with it, was that I wasn’t around for the filming.
With those things in the works, I thought to myself “maybe the Greatest story never told, will finally be told”..not knowing around the corner you would be face with such a tragedy. As someone who grew up with just his mother playing both parental roles, I’ve always said to myself..”the only thing I fear on this earth is breaking my mothers heart”. For any son to experience the pain of not being able to see his mom I can only conclude to be devastating, understatedly.
I watched other websites and various artists send you their condolences and well wishes, I started to go with current but decided against it. Anyone can say “R.I.P.” “Keep ya head up” etc. but I didn’t want to take up space with a post that didn’t hold any real depth to it for a matter as delicate as this.
I want to personally extend my thoughts, prayers and full capacity of human empathy to YOU and your family. Weeping may endure for the night but joy cometh in the morning. Don’t let this stop you from accomplishing all God has for you. You’re outreach program for children with imprisoned parents is admirable and I applaud you for it. Draw strength from your daughters life that still has much potential and focus on the many other blessings you have.
I lost my Grandmother 4 years ago this month, who raised me until my mom was able to make a better life for the both of us. That grief alone, has me hoping I never have to experience what you are right now and cues me to make more of a conscious effort to not take my mother and her time here for granted.
I thank you for the lesson, send prayers for the deceased (God bless ya life), extend condolences and close with a quote from you
“One thing I know I’m a do is keep believing in God”
- The [DMV] Blog Bully
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Wow. This is so amazing, so beautiful. I’m speechless. Well said.
Nicely put together.