Every single time I roll my laptop charger, I remember Emmanuel and the day he showed me that proper way to do so. Every single time. Emmanuel wasn't a cliche of a gentle, kind, and intelligent soul, he really was one, from the first day I met him up until the last.
And until today, I still can't get over the fact that someone who genuinely possessed those characteristics, in today's world of excessive peer pressure, 'fake' people, and those who get frustrated by the actions or words of such people, existed.
When I said that he was that way - with pain in my heart - I said it with the strongest conviction. Something which is also a luxury these days. It was truly beautiful and precious, and Emmanuel remains a truly, genuinely beautiful and precious memory of such a person for me. He was a blessing.