Fitting time for this article to be posted, as I'm mourning the loss of a great person, and my best friend. What makes it twice as difficult is knowing that we

Fitting time for this article to be posted, as I'm mourning the loss of a great person, and my best friend. What makes it twice as difficult is knowing that we've both put in so much work and effort in the friendship and it's extremely unlikely that anything like that will happen again in my lifetime (don't have nearly enough time as we did back in high school and college). Having someone on your intellectual level and at the same life progression as you to bounce ideas off of is incredibly valuable and anchoring. If you have someone like this - please cherish them as best you can and understand how much they are making you better.