+++++ Raymond Howell Jr +++++ A victim to Bullying

My memorial to a very special young man,
who believed he had no one he could talk to.

Raymond was a victim of non stop bullying, until he saw no other way than to end his own life.
If we all join together we can put an end to bullying for good and let his sacrifice not be in vain.

NOW!

If YOU get bullied, PLEASE talk to someone
and rally friends and supporters around you -
you are not alone!

If you need someone neutral to talk to who is miles removed
and neither known by bullys, school or parents,
I can be found on all social-media as lilprincessperl

 Raymond Luther Howell Jr. 27/5/2000 - 2/4/2015

A letter from Raymond's sister Amber to let you know about her younger brother: "I’ve been sitting here trying to come up with a way to sum up a life in a paragraph. In truth I could spend a lifetime telling of the 14 years I spent with my baby brother. He was the kind of kid you wanted to know, the friend who always had your back, the classmate who extended a hand when you needed it and stood up for you when others turned away. He was the brother who brought me food when I was sick, the son who turned off the lights and kissed my mom goodnight if she fell asleep watching TV. He wasn’t afraid to try new things: football, skating, guitar and art. Even at 14 he had a strong sense of self. He liked to build and take things apart, he had a craftsman’s spirit but most of all he had a big heart, the type of kid you wanted your kids to be friends with. When my brother was picked on by these students, he fought back, he stood up for himself despite the videos and the cruel classmates. He still braved going to school every day and stood his ground when the boys came back. Even though my brother is gone, his memory lives on in the lives he touched. He became a message for change. A message that says we will not stop, we will not falter, we will not draw the curtain or close the door until we can keep our children, our grandchildren, our siblings and our friends safe. Until continuous bullying is looked at as an offense to body, mind and spirit and not simply written off as kids being kids."

Raymond's love for the world and all that it offered was vast. Like many young teen boys he loved to skate. But he also had a larger sense of purpose and enjoyed looking at the world through the lens of a camera. He was also interested in pursuing a career in engineering. Raymond brought smiles to those who were hurting whether they were friends or strangers. His zeal for life resonated with all who knew him. A kindred spirit and champion of the underdog, Raymond showed love and friendship to many, and as a result touched many lives. He possessed the type of compassion in 14 short years that few achieve in a lifetime. Although he is no longer with us, his love and compassion will live on. He is forever loved and never forgotten ...

RIP Raymond, you won't be forgotten and your voice will continue to be heard, sweet boy...

Petition to end Bullying:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/peti...

Raymond's Revolution:
http://raymondsrevolution.com/
http://www.gofundme.com/qsdgjw

Hour dedicated to Raymond 103,7 KVIL:
http://kvil.cbslocal.com/2015/04/08/i...

Music: @RonanParke "Defined" & "Fix you"
All pictures copyright at the family of Raymond Howell Jr

A little tribute to Antoine de Exupery & his little prince - my all time favorite story

70 years ago the French aristocrat, writer, poet, and pioneering aviator Antoine de Exupery took off in a Lockheed Lightning P38 from a French air base in Corsica and disappeared into the clouds to be never seen again. For me as a child it was always clear that he simply took off to join the little prince on his little planet - as for sure he must have returned there, since here on earth nobody really understood him.

Alas Wikipedia has the rest of the story:
 >In September 1998, Jean-Claude Bianco, a fisherman, found east of Riou Island, south of Marseille, a silver identity bracelet (gourmette) bearing the names of Saint-Exupéry and of his wife and his American publisher hooked to a piece of fabric, presumably from his flight suit. The recovery of his bracelet was an emotionally-laden event in France, where Saint-Exupéry had by then assumed the

mantle of a national icon, and some disputed its authenticity as it was found far from his intended flight path, implying that the aircraft may not have been shot down.
In May 2000 a diver, found the partial remains of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning spread over thousands of square metres of the seabed off the coast of Marseille, near to where the bracelet was previously found. The discovery galvanized the country, which for decades had conducted searches for his aircraft and speculated on Saint-Exupéry's fate.<

Wherever his inventor went, the little prince has always stayed with me and I hope you have been introduced to him as well. If not:

>The Little Prince is a poetic tale, with watercolour illustrations by the author, in which a pilot stranded in the desert (see!!) meets a young prince fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. The story is philosophical and includes social criticism, remarking on the strangeness of the adult world.
Though ostensibly styled as a children's book The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic observations about life and human nature. My favorite part is still of the fox meeting the young prince during his travels on Earth. The story's essence is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to the little prince: "One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye."
Other key thematic messages are articulated by the fox, such as: "You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed." and "It is the time you have lost for your rose that makes your rose so important." The fox's messages are arguably the book's most famous quotations because they deal with human relationships.<

 And in me as a child they woke the need of keeping in touch with anybody I ever met and cared for - the fox told me so...
 I miss you little prince. Can I visit?

 Quotes by Antoine de Exupery
Wikipedia The little prince
 pics @Antoine de Exupery

How quick are YOU to judge?

Think before you judge. You never know the story behind it.
Look closer. You never know how many tears a smile hides.
Do not set anyone aside before you have walked in their shoes. Are you greater than HE who will always hold his hand over me?