Nick Adenhart was one of the best pitching prospects in Major League Baseball, as of yesterday. Every scout drooled over this 22 year-old.
After an undefeated spring (pre-season exhibitions), he had earned his spot in the Angels' rotation.
In his debut last night, he pitched 6 scoreless innings. It's hard to imagine things going any better. It must have been the night of his life, how often does a lifelong dream really come true?...
And a few hours later he was killed, along with two of his friends, by a drunk driver.
The drunk driver is now being charged with triple manslaughter, felony DUI, and hit-and-run (he fled on foot). And he may be charged with murder, though I don't think it matters, he'll serve the rest of life behind bars either way. He is also exactly 22 years old.
Sigh...
I don't know why I typed this up, other than that it's been on my mind all day -- it's such a striking and tragic reminder of anicca and the consequences of being unmindful.
What a damned shame. What a damned completely-preventable shame.
22.
Both.
Sigh...
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RIP Nick Adenhart
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RIP Nick Adenhart
by Tex » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:25 am
"The serene and peaceful mind is the true epitome of human achievement."-- Ajahn Chah, Living Dhamma
"To reach beyond fear and danger we must sharpen and widen our vision. We have to pierce through the deceptions that lull us into a comfortable complacency, to take a straight look down into the depths of our existence, without turning away uneasily or running after distractions." -- Bhikkhu Bodhi
"To reach beyond fear and danger we must sharpen and widen our vision. We have to pierce through the deceptions that lull us into a comfortable complacency, to take a straight look down into the depths of our existence, without turning away uneasily or running after distractions." -- Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Re: RIP Nick Adenhart
by cooran » Fri Apr 10, 2009 5:50 am
Hello Tex,
Also a reminder that there ought to be urgency in our practice - our lives are only as long as the next outbreath .. if we don't breath in again.
Kammasakata ....
karuna,
Chris
Also a reminder that there ought to be urgency in our practice - our lives are only as long as the next outbreath .. if we don't breath in again.
Kammasakata ....
karuna,
Chris
---The trouble is that you think you have time---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
---It's not what happens to you in life that is important ~ it's what you do with it ---
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Re: RIP Nick Adenhart
by retrofuturist » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:20 am
Greetings,
May all beings be happy.
Metta,
Retro.
May all beings be happy.
Metta,
Retro.
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
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Whatever various forms of unease there are in the world, They originate founded in encumbering accumulation. (Pārāyanavagga)
'We should not congratulate someone on the success of their misdeeds, but on the contrary should endeavour to advise him or her to lead a more skilful and wholesome life. If such advice is ignored then we can only give up and let go' - Phra Panyapatipo
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Re: RIP Nick Adenhart
by pererin » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:20 am
Chris wrote:Also a reminder that there ought to be urgency in our practice - our lives are only as long as the next outbreath
Indeed.
And may I ask the Forum to join with me in thinking of the people of L'Aquila at this time: a community I knew when I lived in Italy as a very young man.
Metta,
Pererin
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Re: RIP Nick Adenhart
by David N. Snyder » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:38 pm
Chris wrote:Also a reminder that there ought to be urgency in our practice - our lives are only as long as the next outbreath .. if we don't breath in again.
Yes, my wife is not much of a sports fan, but even she remembered seeing him on the highlights of the sports section during the news the previous day and now he is dead, gone, in the 'bardo' or to the next existence. One second here, gone the next.
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Re: RIP Nick Adenhart
by David N. Snyder » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:39 pm
pererin wrote:And may I ask the Forum to join with me in thinking of the people of L'Aquila at this time: a community I knew when I lived in Italy as a very young man.
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