To Chester- Sorry and thank you.

Devanshu Tiwari
Jul 25, 2017 · 3 min read

It’s 2:38 am and I have just finished writing yet another blog. Even for a person with a passion for music, I find myself struggling for words to insert. Today was altogether different because it was’nt coming from a 22 year old MBA aspirant setting a path for his future. It was being written by this 13 year old who just got admitted into boarding school. The boy is sad because a part of him died a few days ago…

Growing up, Linkin park has been one of my favourite bands. I still cherish the time i heard ‘in the end’. Till date i have it in my playlist. There was no stopping after that first song. I devoured the entire discography and soon enough there was a CD with the name ‘linkin park-all songs’ written on it.

Hate to say goodbye but…

Chester was a prey to one of the deadliest monsters roaming freely on this Earth: child abuse and depression. It’s agonizing people can do it to children, without realising that such actions have humungous reactions in the future of the child. A scar forms which is printed in the mind and then it’s not a happy life. A dark room is built so that whenever that kid sleeps, he is taken to that room and reminded of all the torture inflicted upon him. Before he realises, the dark room bursts out it’s doors and the darkness takes over the mind in form of depression. Believe me Chester I know how you would have felt. Those lyrics are evident of it.

Do check out my blog on chester’s legacy-what he left behind-http://ditty.in/chester-bennington/

Chester’s wife came out in the media and admitted her act of infidelity. People can believe that to be the reason. I think it had a part but it was the buildup all the way from his childhood to his midlife crisis that made him ‘let it go’. Depression is cancerous. I know it because i have lost someone too because of it. From the experience, I can say this- talk. Sometimes if you can just spill what’s eating away your mind a great deal can be unloaded off the mind and heart. It’s for all when I urge that please don’t leave a depressed person in utter isolation, either physically and mentally. Just assure him that you will hear anything they have to say and that you can be there for them. Believe me it will do a planet of good to their life. Wounds which hurt more than physical ones can be healed by this simple gesture.

I am sorry for what you went through your entire life. Even though I don’t know you personally, but your music has inspired the mass, including the young 13 year old who stepped into the hostel and came out a man with a plan. So thank you: to you and the Linkin Park group for defining lives. I sincerely hope you find peace where you are now. Linkin Park might find a new vocalist because the show must go on, but there will never, ever be another Chester Bennington rocking the stage and screaming his heart out.

“When my time comes

Forget the wrong that I’ve done

Help me leave behind some

Reason to be missed

So don’t resent me

When you’re feeling empty

Keep me in your memories

Leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest”

Sincerely,

22 year old kid

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