Day 3 : Death

Sanket Mishra
Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min read
RIP Chester

Death, as morbid as it is, gives so much missing perspective to life. And there is so much of that around. Most of it doesn’t affect you,though. You read your news and see killings, murders, suicides and old age. The sheer volume of it all around desensitives you. And it should. If every death affected you , it would be impossible to function as human beings. But some death touch a nerve in some corner of your body. You are jolted.

Chester Bennington ,through his music, found a way to activate the rebel in me. Through each of his scream ,in some way, he vented out my pent up frustrations. I did not speak much . Still don’t. But when I put on those headphones and heard those words it was as if I was in an conversation. A high pitched one. Sure. But one with more meaning than all off my other conversations put together. As I grew up , Linkin Park and Chester became less and less a part of me. My taste in music evolved. It wasn’t just alternative rock anymore. Rap, RnB , Jazz all of it found more space.

So when I saw a tweet that Chester had taken his life , I was a bit shocked to be tearing up a bit. The last time I had heard Linkin Park was probably 6 months back . Then I started thinking about his music and lyrics. So much of it had to do with rage, frustation at everyone around not understanding , depression and mostly looking for a way out of the battles of mind. And to see him go the way he did is sad. We will revert to our normal lives in a month. Like we were just doing after Chris Cornell killed himself. And that is the human thing to do. But until you have Chester in your head , in your minds , I hope all of us can talk about depression. Depression , suicide and addiction are all complex issues which need nuanced discussion and probably government policies around them. But now this there is probably someone in your family or friends going through it. Someone who is not equipped to handle the weight on their shoulders. Go talk to them. If they do not talk keep the channels open. Let them know they are always in your thoughts and minds. Let them know there can be ways to manage their sickness. Let them know that it can be treated by doctors or at least the symptoms can be addressed. Remember Chester. Dont let that happen to someone you know.


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