“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” Kahlil Gibran Sometimes in life you are lucky to stumble upon a friend that will become as close to you as your own brother. My father was fortunate enough to have such a friendship with Amu Mohammed for decades until he passed away two years ago. Amu always displayed infectious optimism and cheerfulness, traits that remained despite his diagnosis with MND. His plethora of kindness and inability to stay upset with anyone made him a wonderful friend. I remember him driving to some unknown part of Leicester, in subzero weather at 2 AM to rescue my father and I after our car broke down, on our way to one of my university interviews. This was not an isolated incident, whenever you needed help, he was there with no expectations of anything in return, no complaints just a genuine desire to help anyone – friend or stranger. This kindness extended even towards his pet dog and the chickens he used to keep. My father was always confused when he would get weekly reports as to what Amu was feeding them or if the dog seemed depressed that week. He was even more confused when the bond with chickens became so strong that Amu didn’t want to eat the eggs anymore. I believe we were given a large number on our next visit, including some geese eggs that Amu insisted I take with me to university, even though each one was half the size of my face and instilled a sense of fear as to what I was going to do with them at the time. I knew whenever my father would visit Amu, there was going to be some crazy conversation or invention that would follow. You could tell by the glint in each of their eyes that they had a plan and were not meant to be disturbed by the rest of us. I enjoyed witnessing their discussions and arguments over everything. I see Amu’s kindness and optimism reflected in his wife and children. I hope all the wonderful memories his loved ones have of him will give them the strength to cope with coming months. I pray that his soul is at peace and I pray that all of us display a little more of Amu’s kindness and selflessness in our own lives. He will be deeply missed by all of us that knew him.