His illness caught everyone by surprise, including his doctors. It was good to know that he didn't suffer very long. According to everyone around him during these last months, Just had made peace with himself. It was difficult to concentrate on a computer screen last Friday, or on much else for that matter, apart from trying to find roadsigns to the village where Just had grown up, in order to attend the catholic mass his father had insisted on. Pews crammed too tightly together.
Church interior several degrees colder than the drizzling winter rain outside.
If you understand German, then perhaps you'd have understood from his remarks that the priest had absolutely no idea of who Just had been or what he'd accomplished in such a remarkably short time. It will be interesting to see how Time's Up will develop. It was impressive to see the range and number of projects that Time's Up has made happen in a frew short years. The publications, photos, documents and other detritus from them is everywhere, in boxes, on shelves, on the walls, under every computer mouse. At this point it's clear that everyone involved is prepared to give the energy and focus to continue.