My Eulogy

     

     We have gathered here today to remember our dear friend Miles, who, due to a recent accident involving a bike and a cliff, is no longer with us. But before he met his demise, Miles was someone who often thought of others before himself, which made him a caring friend and person in general. He believed in doing what is morally right to help those in need and in being a good steward to the planet. If he had had the chance, I can envision Miles doing his part to “save the world,” so to speak, by, for example, helping people in third world countries get clean, renewable electricity by providing them with the technology and tools they would need. Though maybe a bit of an idealist in how difficult saving the world might be, he had only the best intentions. Though his passing is, of course, tragic and premature, we at least can say it happened doing something he loved. He was always biking or running (on his school’s cross-country team) and had been training for his first triathlon. This adventurous spirit led him to do things like 1,000 mile bike trips around Lake Michigan, or spend a month in Costa Rica to speak Spanish and do community service. If he could have, in a perfect world, he would have long ago packed up and headed out into the world to travel, see new things, experience new cultures, try new foods. Though maybe sometimes seen as quiet and reserved on the outside, this spirit of adventure, this drive to experience new things and do good was what actually defined him.