Mike Shinoda
Kurt Cobain

If there's one person I would have liked to meet in life, it is definitely Kurt Cobain.

I have this depiction of him, created by Mike Shinoda, on the wall of my room, near the bed, and often I find myself staring at it for several minutes without noticing the passage of time. He stands there, silent and helpless, observing my every move while I try to delve deep into his soul and thoughts. Behind an apparent serenity, hidden in his face and in his deep eyes, which are worth more than a thousand words, lie the suffering and frustration that led him to leave this cruel world forever. With the look of someone who has already understood the inevitable, he gently leans on his guitar, which alone bears the weight of his inner drama. The scene around seems to reflect the torments he carries within.

Everything is so terribly depressing, the plants behind him are curled up and withered like his vital breath, while a small pond appears at his feet as a symbol of desolation.

In this picture of disheartenment, two candles light up in the grayness, bringing a sense of intimacy and peace that the musician had vainly sought throughout his existence. A light, albeit dim, that is the hope for a change, a way out of the tortuous labyrinth that was his life. Only God knows the anguish that gripped his mind, the love that faded in his heart, the anger that brewed within his soul. For this reason, in difficult moments, when I feel that nothing is going right, I feel that no one else can understand me better than him. In search of answers, I carefully observe his dark eyes, while thoughts burst in my mind like an unstoppable waterfall. Then, suddenly, his last words come back to my memory, those written in a letter before the goodbye..."Peace, love, empathy" he repeated. Perhaps the only remedy for the anguish hammering my mind lies precisely in this... being empathetic with ourselves and with others. Kurt wanted to leave us a message of love and encouragement, even though no one truly understood his state of mind, and he no longer had the strength to go on.

I admire him for this and hope that now he finds himself in a better place where his soul can rest in peace.