If you're familiar with the music of 'The Smashing Pumpkins", you know their 1992 hit "Today". I've chosen to ignore the (said) negative inspiration behind this piece of work and instead have extracted what I took from it...
It starts with a beautiful guitar solo by Billy Corgan and continues with the lyrics "Today is the greatest day I've ever known" - Needless to say, Billy Corgan's voice is beautifully unique, as obvious in all of his work. That one line (... The greatest day I've ever known) has forever been a motto of mine, a way of life until the passing of Lorenzo.
The first time I heard that song after he passed was incredibly difficult, my "great" streak was gone, I could no longer say those words. Because I am not the kind of person that will drop-kick a work of art because of my own unfortunate biases, I continued to do my best to enjoy what was left of this song...
I can finally once again say that "Today is the greatest day I've ever known" -- I can now hear that song and the words ring true once more. Life did take a major detour, and continues to have occasional bumps, however to live today without ever knowing Lorenzo would be a profound loss in itself. His essence is forever with me, and for that, today really is the greatest day I've ever known.
