i knew this kid...sad day for me

i now go to that school. and just being there makes me feel as though there are more horrors than just highschool.

an hero

He wasn't a hero. He was just a terribly sweet, funny, obnoxious, normal kid with too many problems. He loved South Park, Metallica, and wrestling with his ugly dog. He loved driving his ancient jeep and wouldn't take his boots off when lazing around on the sofa. He did a great Beavis and Butthead impression with his sister, and he wanted to be a forest park ranger when he grew up. I miss him every day.

Today I miss Brent Austin.

His death proved to me that life is fragile. His sacrifice showed me that the people in this world ("people" - plural, "people" as a collective mind, body and society) are not ready to deal with the "scraps" (Brent’s life) which get cut from the cloth of society, when "people" value the pursuit of financial success & embrace the pressure of scholastic superiority; which society frantically bludgeons into the minds of the young, impressionable, growing and learning.

To hold our future children to these "all-or-nothing-standards" will surely provide the vile sustenance that shall allow this tragic cycle to continue (the cycle of suicides from kids who are lost in the void). Some people in this world, like Brent, take this world so seriously that he did not want to be apart of it. So he left.

I admire his unadulterated philosophy with the utmost respect. Because Brent saw the future of this world, he knew that the current path we are on will only first ruin our country, but then lead to the destruction of the civilized world. He saw what filth "people" cherish. And when I say that we are all guilty of these sins of filth, I mean it so. I am, you are, everyone is a part of this problem.

Please, just sense the feelings of those around you. And when you sense that something is wrong, please move away from the material and do not be afraid to let your real, "true self" save those who are lost. WE ALL HAVE THE POWER TO DO THIS. We simply just have to want to do so.

Why did he do it: To show us the way to our true selves
Why should we listen: because unlike Brent we are not dead yet

Brent was funny, and sweet. He was my first friend when i moved to Plano, TX from LA, CA, and i always enjoyed his company growing up...we were neighbors and friends.....he will never be forgotten. Miss You

i didn't know him, nor did i even go to vines when he died but i'm a freshman there now and when i heard about what happened i got worried. I figured if he could succumb to the tragedy of suicide anyone could. I always thought that stuff like that happened but never around me or where i was from. but now i know that it does and i fear it could happen to my friends or even me...

"With tragedy comes learning." Do not fear, Jason. I've known you, you have a strong spirit and a bright mind. Stay true to you, and keep company only with those who make you feel appreciated and valued. If you ever have problems, are afraid, or need help, just reach out to anyone, everyone. Do not be silent. Learn, don't fear.

A teacher

Today I remember a loss. A loss which reminds me that society still has a very long way to go when it comes to compassion.

Society still must learn to embrace those who are different and who may see the world in a totally different way than the majority. This is America’s greatest strength; the ability to have a diversely unique population capable of perceiving ideas and creations that other citizens of more restrictive nations may simply not have the right to. If we force ourselves to believe something that is not true to ourselves, we will certainly live a life of fear. As long as society – especially North Texas – uses the join-us-or-die, dress-like-us, go-to-schools-like-us, think-like-us, watch-the-same-sports-as-us, like-the-same-political-party-as-us type of mentality to produce students, our system will be plagued by potentially dangerous risks which will surely bring grief in the future.

Compassion is something we like to all say we have, but we ourselves are the only ones who can determine if we truly answered compassion’s call to the best of our abilities. Yet still, society will be the one to feel the effects of a lack of compassion.

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