Owen Hart Tribute

Laughs and Lamentations from the Lorddess
A Tribute to Owen Hart

Throughout history, people, in almost every culture that has existed, sought to evade death. Amulets and talismans were utilized to ward off early death and all the supposed harbingers of doom. Myths taught people how to think of death and take some of the fear away. Religions offer a way of accepting mortality with morality.
No matter how you look at it, though, death is an ultimate reality. Jim Morrison's biography has a title that chills me to the bone: "No One Here Gets Out Alive."
We can talk about death until we ourselves turn blue, philosophize it, anthropologize it, theologize it, yet death and the loss of loved ones are inevitable. When those with strong religious convictions state that a person is now "in a better place," they are saying it to ease those still living. The deceased is already gone from our sight and our life. That is the cruel, hard fact.
It is always easier to see a grandparent or older person pass away. One can easily rationalize that they had a good life and did what they wanted to do. Society cringes as a whole when an adult is struck down in the prime of life, or a child dies for seemingly no reason. We look for answers: some find it in religion, some find it in science, others choose not to go there, and yet others continue seeking.
Sometimes there are simply no answers that are attainable. We are left with the questions and just the memories. There are many professional wrestling fans of all ages who will always keep Owen Hart alive in their hearts. There are video tapes and photographs which have captured moments of a man in action.
Most of the these fans never met him. They did not have to. Like a close friend, he was invited into their homes every week for entertainment, and he never disappointed.
Those raised without siblings shared the wonder of the prolific Hart family and enjoyed checking out the similarities and differences betweeb the brothers and sisters.
Those brought up in a brood, got a kick out of the brother vs. brother gimmicks and enjoyed the interplay and comraderie that two devoted parents taught to their children.
We all watched Owen become a man. He came in as a young adult, striving for a professional foundation in a sport his family considered their legacy, and we all witnessed him grow into a true professional - a man who was a role model.
Gimmicks aside, we saw that Owen had heart, and gave freely to his family, his friends in the locker room, and his fans.
May 23 marks one year since the death of Owen Hart in a wrestling mishap. At this point, the details don't matter. What does is that a man was taken while doing what he did best, and in the line of service to his fans. He worked to provide a good life for his wife and children, to make a place for himself as a professional, and he achieved his goals. It is time to stop grieving and to honor a man who lived to serve in all aspects of his life --- and did so.
Light a candle, say a prayer, donate money to a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. Celebrate the memory of a man who brought entertainment in your home. Circumstances beyond our control take people from us, but we can always keep and cherish the memories. Later, Lorddess

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