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There's hardly anything more depressing than thinking about death.
I suppose most of you have thought about death at some point in their life...
...and you probably had to find out there apparently is hardly any justice in death.
Instead, it is quite a pitiless thing.
Esther Earl was born on August 3, 1994 in Massachusetts.
In 2006, she was diagnosed with cancer.
She died on August 25, 2010 at the age of 16.
In the time inbetween, she had become well-known especially in the online community of "Nerdfighteria",
her story, for her engagement for good causes, but most of all for her personality.
And in my eyes, that should be why - or partly why - a person becomes popular.
The main reason Esther was beloved by so many people was simply what a great person she was.
And I can tell that without ever meeting her - like most people who mourned her death,
I only knew her through her videos and what others said about her.
But even from such a virtual distance, you strongly feel it is unfair that someone like her...
...dies at 16 from a disease, and at the same time dictators who have blood on their hands...
...and are the opposite of a great person live 60 or 70 years long.
BUT I'm not telling you all of this in order to make a depressing video and multiply that pain.
On the contrary. The great thing is that Esther opposed that resignation more than anybody,
and now, after her death, her family does, along with many, many others.
That doesn't change the fact that it is terrible she had to die this young -
but just like a seemingly great situation can turn out to include no actually happiness at all,
like a lottery win ruining someone's life,
the stories that seem to be entirely depressing sometimes turn into hopeful ones.
Esther means "star" in Persian.
And that name has become a symbol -
and a tangible symbol with this bracelet.
The proceeds from every such bracelet that is sold goes to the foundation of the same name.
That foundation helps families with kids that have been diagnosed with cancer,
helping to prevent stories like Esther's in the future, or making them more bearable.
And the fact that a remarkable number of these braceletes has been sold...
...is, after all, a great, positive thing that has grown from Esther's tragic fate.
And I feel at least as happy about that as I felt sad about her death.
So I hope I can get a few more bracelets added with this video by getting you to buy one -
there's a link in the description, they cost 5$ - which go to the foundation - plus shipping costs.
So I would be really happy if you took part in making sure that this star won't go out.