To live in the hearts, we leave behind...
is not to die .
This memorial website was created in the memory of our dearest loved one, Abhijeet Singh, 19, born on March 7, 1992 and passed away on August 10, 2011. We miss you from our life and the big vaccumm you have created can be filled by none.I wish you knew how much you were loved.
Abhijeet was persuing Mechanical Enginneering from Manipal University. He was a strapping young man, 6 feet in height and an endearing smiling face. He was gregarious, fun and outdoors loving person who just loved to be in company of his friends.He was fond of trekking, mountain climbing, Squash, and football. He was also very fond of clicking photographs and getting clicked.He was very fond of gadgets and new gizmos like any other teenager.He was fond of all things manly like motor bikes, guns, tanks submarines, fighter lanes, and other military paraphrenalia.
His passion was ' Flying.'.. fighter aircrafts... so much so that I assume that in his last incarnation he must have been a fighter pilot. His passion was to soar in heavens. His only aim in life was to join Indian Air Force after his enginnering degree.He would have flown Sukhois and that would have been the happiest times in his life. If only God willed....
Abhijeet was a caring loving son and a great elder brother to Abhishek. He was a role model and an ideal for his younger brother. He is greatly missed as a grand son and nephew and as a great buddy to his numerous friends. Abhijeet had moved frequently with his family and had learned to make friends fast. Naturally humble, and blessed with a jovial personality and wonderful sense of humor, people were quickly drawn to him.Wherever he went, he spread good cheer and sprinkled life and zest with his great sense of hiumour.How polite, compassionate and incredibly funny he was. He oozed maturity way beyond his years.Never did he ever utter a disparaging remark or critical word for anybody. He was the most compassionate and nonjudgemental person I have ever known.
As a tale, so is life ; not how long it is , but how good it is , what matters.
We lost Abhijeet on 10 August 2011. He had gone for a swim in the Arabian sea with his friend Jana Kish. Both of them entered the sea around 3.o clock in the afternoon, never to come out again. And we were left with this deep stabbing pain in the heart and a with a big question in the mind for the Almighty to answer-WHY?
Why was life snuffed out of a person so full of life and love for life? Why one of us is taken while the rest of us remain to endure the pain? For there are just so many things that no one can explain. The most painful goodbye was bid to him on 13th August and up went in flames our hope, dreams and future imagined for him.
Abhijeet,we have you in our hearts while God has you in his arms. You have left your footprints on our hearts , and we will never be the same again. Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
WHERE LOVE IS , DEATH CAN NEVER BE THE END OF THE STORY. YOU are MY forever CHILD.
Life is eternal, and love is immortal,and death is only a horizon;
and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.
My son is not my PAST.HE IS MY FUTURE. We do not stop carrying those we love in our hearts and minds because we can't see or touch them. Their memories remain alive as an active part of our lives. Honoring memories is about preserving the gifts of love God allowed to grace our lives with on this earth. It's a holy love that dwells in the places carved inside our hearts by love itself. It's part of the reason we are Who we are.
This site is still in the process of construction. Please visit it again soon. And please do write something to let me know you were here to celebrate the living spirit of my Son.
Tributes
Leave a tributeI have decided to see you as a source of joy for 19 years rather than source of grief . I will always remember you witg a smile on my lips and even if a lump rises in my throat , i will let it pass with no resistance .
God bless you my child , wherever you are .
On the days I miss you most
I'll close my eyes and sleep.
I'll meet you in my dreams
in a moment we can keep.
I'll meet you with a hug
and with things I want to say.
I'll meet you under the sun
or a different place each day.
I'll meet you by the river
or back at our old home.
And at the times I cannot find you
In my dreams i shall still roam.
I'll meet you in the coffee shop
or at your favourite place.
I don't care just where it is
as long as I see your face.
I'll meet you at a park
so you can watch the children play.
You can take their laughter
back to heaven every day.
I'll meet you on each birthday
we no longer get to share.
I don't care just where it is
but I'll meet you there.
I'll meet you in the sunshine
or in the pouring rain.
I will walk through any storm
just to see you again.
I will meet you in my thoughts
a million times a day,
along with every memory
I am lucky to replay.
Though you no longer walk beside me physically,
I see you in every memory.
I feel you in every heartbeat.
I hear you in every song.
I know you in every thought.
I laugh with you in every joy.
I cry with you in every sorrow.
For though you no longer walk beside me,
You have never truly left me,
For I feel your presence with me every step of the way
And you have never truly gone.
To you
My mind often wanders to what you would have been today.
But your world, the one you live in now, is for sure a far better place.
Some days I did not have energy
Some days I didn’t show you any grace
Some days I simply let you down .
But , every day, my sweet child ,
Every day I loved you .
Wish you loads of happiness wherever you are . Peace and joy be yours .
Vo phir nahi aate
But
See you across the veil
I release you to be free
I am in you
You are in me
Thanks for granting me motherhood. You gave me greatest joy by choosing to be born to me .
Can’t stop thinking what would you have been today .
May you be joyful and blessed with long life and happiness and loving parents wherever you are . See you on the other side .
I remember your excitement. I can’t forget the visit to the mall where you used to buy model planes and x box games and the books related to flying .
Flu high wherever you are
You are so missed. Soo deeply loved .
And much more
I looked back for you
But you weren’t there anymore
A stranger did I see
Looking back at me
And, in that very moment
I did promise
That I would keep on looking back for you
As I know
One day
I will
See you again
Art by S. Hee
Life goes on
Without you it is not easy .
You will be always loved and always missed
how joyful it used to be
to come home
and to find you there
waiting for me.
your face would light up
and you’d say to me
“i’m so glad to see you”
and hug me tightly.
how i miss those hugs,
and the tearful hellos
instead of the sorrowful goodbyes
as you had to leave.
but then i reflect on
how joyful it will be
to come home
to Eternity someday
and find you there
waiting for me
your face will light up
and you’ll say to me
“i’m so glad to see you”
and hug me tightly.
until Eternity,
until Eternity…
-Liz Newman
Stay safe wherever you are..
Your absence is always present in my life ., and you will never be forgotten. You are loved and will always be missed
Always .
I love you so much
My heart aches for you
I wish to see you.
Plse look after your brother . Just make sure he keeps himself safe always .
You and Kiru must be close friends just like me and yr momma hv becm
Stay safe..
No monkey business.. See if you can drop in smtm... Love you
Your going has taught many lessons to me . So I bow to you .
You are gone from my sight but will always remain in my heart .
♥️♥️
I will never let this world forget you . I will always tell your stories . Even if it makes people feel uncomfortable , let them be . I am your rememberer . You will be loved and talked about and remembered and missed .
Maybe I would simply hold you tight and cry . Maybe I will whisper I love you and I miss you . I always have and I always will .
This day you made me a mom . The memories are precious and I would not trade them even in hindsight today . The things that I would have changed would have been - loving you hugging you more .
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
It would have been a milestone.
Wherever you are. I send you all the love and happiness. Just keep safe in this birth and achieve all that you wanted to
Fly high my son
Today I am drowning.
I wish I was too
Wherever you are , may you always be loved and understood
Be joyful always .
My heart longs to see you , hold you in my arms and never let you go .
Sending you all my love . May you have a great Diwali bash wherever you are .
May peace be yours .
I send you all the love that I can hold in my heart . Trust me you are in a better place .
Hope to see you sooner than later .
It remains
It doesn’t move on .
Together they come,and when one sits alone with you at your board remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.” (Kahlil Gibran)
In some ways I miss you more now than when I first lost you .
It doesn’t get easier with time but the pain just looks different .
I will never not remember you .
Ever .
That is why on the hardest nights, they shine the brightest .
Leave a Tribute
I have decided to see you as a source of joy for 19 years rather than source of grief . I will always remember you witg a smile on my lips and even if a lump rises in my throat , i will let it pass with no resistance .
God bless you my child , wherever you are .
On the days I miss you most
I'll close my eyes and sleep.
I'll meet you in my dreams
in a moment we can keep.
I'll meet you with a hug
and with things I want to say.
I'll meet you under the sun
or a different place each day.
I'll meet you by the river
or back at our old home.
And at the times I cannot find you
In my dreams i shall still roam.
I'll meet you in the coffee shop
or at your favourite place.
I don't care just where it is
as long as I see your face.
I'll meet you at a park
so you can watch the children play.
You can take their laughter
back to heaven every day.
I'll meet you on each birthday
we no longer get to share.
I don't care just where it is
but I'll meet you there.
I'll meet you in the sunshine
or in the pouring rain.
I will walk through any storm
just to see you again.
I will meet you in my thoughts
a million times a day,
along with every memory
I am lucky to replay.
Please be patient.
The time between now and when he went to heaven has passed so quickly, yet so slowly. It often feels like it was just yesterday that we received the phone call, just yesterday that we endured the cremation , just yesterday that we watched your body being claimed by orange yellow flames and the pervasive smell of death.
But at the same time it feels like it was a lifetime ago. We were different people back then, a different family with different desires, different assumptions, a different understanding of life and death and the God .
And just as the time between now and when my Son went to heaven has passed both quickly and slowly, I expect that the time between now and when I go to heaven will pass both quickly and slowly. This life is a dash, a blip, a vapor, yet just as truly a slog, a marathon, a long and wearying pilgrimage. I have often observed that while the brevity of life is best seen in retrospect, it’s the slowness of life that tends to be felt in the moment. It may be brief as we look back on it, but it’s long as we live it.
And it feels long today. It looks long today. It looks long as I gaze into the future and see a road laid out before me that may well lead through months, years, decades. It looks longer still as I consider the heavy burden of grief God has called me to bear. I am confident I can carry a great weight for a short distance, but far less confident that I can carry it for many miles or many years. I just don’t know how I will bear up under this sorrow if I have to carry it all the way to the end.
And just so, while God has called me to bear my grief for a lifetime, and to do so faithfully, he has not called me to bear the entire weight of it all at once. The burden of a whole lifetime’s grief would be far too heavy to bear and the challenge far too daunting to consider. But the God who knows my frailty has broken that assignment into little parts, little days, and has promised grace sufficient for each one of them. My challenge for today is not to bear the grief of a lifetime but only to carry today’s grief that he has spread out before me.My God-given task began this morning and extends only until tonight. Then, when I awaken with the dawning of a new day, I will awaken to new blessings, new strength, and new grace that will allow me to be strong through that day as well.