SIMAFOL Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 I feel so bad that something that brings joy to us all was responsible for ending the life of one who also loved it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...y-presents.html It's a very depressing plight. I just hope the set wasn't the Death Star...just for the irony. -SIMAFOL- Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Good god that blows. If there's anything positive to take from this, it's that no one involved did anything "bad" or irresponsible. His folks were just trying to make him happy, who would expect such a thing to happen, even with asthma? Lego's not facing a lawsuit in any way, as it's not wrong to just make a set awesome... ...it's just a steaming pile of "unfortunate". V__V Quote
mania3 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Very unfortunate and sad. My condolences to this family. Quote
Ralph Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 I feel so bad that something that brings joy to us all was responsible for ending the life of one who also loved it.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...y-presents.html It's a very depressing plight. I just hope the set wasn't the Death Star...just for the irony. -SIMAFOL- Truly unfortunate event, very sad. Ralph Quote
Visorak-kal Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Terrible. It's things like this that make me feel that this kid MUST have gone a better place. Without faith in something, what is this father to do? Life works in sad and mysterious ways. Sometimes it is man's fault, and sometimes...sometimes it's like we have no control over anything. By the way, if you read the article carefully, the poor child collapsed before opening the present, so he didn't actually know what it was. Just the excitement--I remember feeling great excitement on birthdays and Christmas, I guess we all do, but we never would guess it could do this... Makes you realize how lucky you are for each and every breath you take... VK Quote
JINZONINGEN73 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Terrible.It's things like this that make me feel that this kid MUST have gone a better place. Without faith in something, what is this father to do? Not to downplay the value of the boy's life at all, but the sane approach to this is the same as one should feel when a beloved pet dies. "Is their death a result of something evil you did?" No. "Did they love you and know you loved them right up until the very end?" Yes. "So there is no reason left to feel guilty or dishonor them with dark grieving, is there?" No. With that in mind, there will still be some grieving, and that's okay. No faith in a higher power is even necessary if you can comprehend and or allow yourself to answer the 3 questions above correctly. Quote
General Magma Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 I was shocked when I read this.. Really sad. Quote
Eilif Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 My condolences and prayers go out to the family especially the father. To lose a wife and son must be unimaginably painfull. I'm no mod or anything, and I'm sure no one is being purposefully disrespectfull, but perhaps we could keep the "higher power" debate off this thread, in respect of the solem nature of the incident. Quote
Lt. Col. Thok Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 How utterly depressing. A life cut short - by something that brightens life. My condolences to the family. Quote
Raphy Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Gosh. That's really sad. Now I don't feel so good about lego anymore.... Makes me think it's just a toy now. I'm not joking, this is really sad. Quote
Patriot720 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 God that is horrible I cant believe something that bad could come from something that we all know and love so much. My best wishes goes out to that family. Quote
Mocha Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 That really sad. It makes me feel like I should spend more time with my family and how I've taking it for granted. Today's my B-day and I kinda hope I dont get lego (not that I dont want it). I am truly sorry to hear the loss of a young Lego fan. Quote
Da Death Star! Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Dear god!Thats terrible.I'm getting teary . Just out of curiosity:Wich set was it? (_)The guy who has been reminded how powerless people really are(_) Quote
mandziarat Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Dying of a heart attack at that age is sad, I wonder what is is dad will do with the lego. I still can't imagine he died at only 12 years young. Quote
Hinckley Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Wow, what a bummer. I'm slightly annoyed with the website where this article was posted since the caption says he was opening Christmas presents. It shows a lack of respect and attention on the part of their staff to not have the facts straight between the article and picture caption. This is a very sad thing and my heart goes out to his family... Quote
Buttons Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Very sad So young aswell. I'm slightly annoyed with the website where this article was posted since the caption says he was opening Christmas presents. It shows a lack of respect and attention on the part of their staff to not have the facts straight between the article and picture caption. The daily mirror is like that Quote
Athos Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Very sad. Not the way I'd have expected Lego to kill someone either. I'd have guessed it'd have been by choking on a brick. Maybe that's just me, as I tend to hold my Lego parts in my mouth... Steve Quote
donneyboy Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Very sad, I feel very sorry for the family. I know Lego brings joy and happiness to the world, I just never heard of it taking a life before. I just hope it wasn't the Death Star, or Millennium Falcon. Quote
Corvus Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 Oh, man, that's terrible... At such a young age. If it would've happened to me, it couldn't have been a better time- he must've had a fine time before it happened. Snowball fights, presents. It's good to die happy- we don't know what happens after. Quote
General Armendariz Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 This is just to sad, He was about to open his Lego set and then...well that is horrible. Quote
Future74 Posted February 6, 2009 Posted February 6, 2009 That's horrible My best wishes to the family, I hope they dont blame themselfs. It must have been a bad combination of circumstances. Quote
Huntleyfx Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 "Only the good die young" My condolences, to his family and friends, but as was said earlier, at least he died happy. Quote
alexrider7 Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) thats very sad and I feel very sorry for his family. Poor guy... I hate athsma so much. I wish there was a cure... Edited February 7, 2009 by alexrider7 Quote
MillerTime Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 I feel so sorry for his dad. I'll definitely be praying for them. Quote
Algernon Posted February 7, 2009 Posted February 7, 2009 This is extremely sad. All of the family's efforts to make the boy happy resulted in his death... what a tragic turn of events. I can't imagine how the father must have felt after that kind of shock. I don't pray, but I hold the family in my thoughts. This is truly a terrible thing. Quote
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