Obituaries/Final Goodbyes

Chang

The man known to all as Father Perrault has left us today.  Wisdom beyond his centuries, Perrault could inspire with a single nod.  No man will ever leave such a legacy.  He came to Shangri-La as a lost traveller, a man with nothing and close to death.  The residents of Blue Moon welcomed him into their homes, displaying the hospitality that we have tried to retain so many years after.  I met Perrault as a young man myself.  I came to Shangri-La in a very similar way.  I have always felt a certain connection with him but I also realize that I flatter myself with this comparison.  Perrault is everything one would aspire to be: loyal, honest, proactive, respectful, wise, humble, and he will continue to influence society with the way in which he lived.  The afterlife receives a man who will certainly improve their society, whatever form it may be in.

Conway

Dad, although I only knew you for a few weeks, I felt although you have been by my side my entire life.  I understood, immediately, that this was home.  Perhaps I had desired a more energetic life before the war, but the death, the despair, the inhumane suffering reduced my ambition to mere nothingness.  You understood this.  I am tired of modern society.  I am tired of the title veteran; I am tired of what a title carries.  I am tired of everyone thinking they know me, while I don’t even know me.  I ramble, but what I’m trying to say is Shangri-La is the only place I felt comfortable to exist; no expectations, no obligations, just living life.  I wish I could’ve stayed longer, and...I don’t know exactly why I left.  My friends needed me, I’m sorry.

Lo-Tsen

Let me begin, Father Perrault, by saying you will be missed.  Although I only had the opportunity to meet you twice, they have affected me more than I could ever have imagined.  I have the utmost amount of respect for you, sadly, I cannot say the same for your lamasery.  Living in Shangri-La most of my life, I have come to feel tired of the tiredness.  I long for love, lust, and a little more than laziness.  Of course we have books that describe love -- its emotional state, how it affects decision making -- but I am a young 134.  I am done learning for learning’s sake, I want to live!  Shangri-La seems like a nice retirement home, but I’m passing up all my golden years here.  I need to leave, explore, run out the door, I’m not wanted here anymore.  I’m no longer content being happy enough.  Be at peace in your afterlife, and please forgive me for leaving, Father.