I was quite reluctant to write this post, for weeks after my friend's passing, I wondered how Daniel would receive this small tribute if he could read it in whatever plane his consciousness now dwells. Would he appreciate it? Would he find it disrespectful for some reason? There were things I wanted to say to him, which I regret not saying before he died, parts of that I will say now, some things I will simply never say, but I hope that at this very second, he can somehow intrude my thoughts and find out, I believe he would genuinely smile.
I finally opted to write this because my Internet interactions with Daniel created much of the foundation for this blog, he was one of those who really captured the essence of what I write here, providing me with the fuel to keep writing, knowing that what I write is relatable to others. My ideas of clarifying what the Illuminati is and what the Illuminati isn't were embraced by Daniel, he seemed to think like me when making sense of this organization, which created a bond between us, despite our cultural differences and us being thousands of miles apart. Daniel was an important part of this blog, and for that he is being memorialized here.
When I first reached out to Daniel, I was trying to shame him for some of his tweets, which I thought were prejudiced, his reaction was completely absent of aggression, I was under the wrong impression that he was some kind of white nationalist sympathizer, but the truth is that Daniel was somebody who just spoke his mind, without any concern if people would think he was a racist, a bigot or anything else, he was brave to say his thoughts out loud, while many of us deliberately filter what we are thinking, so our words can please others. He had the courage to admit he didn't know everything, when some of us are always preoccupied with being right.
Normal people are all the same, we, the crazy ones, are each completely different from the rest. Daniel was very open about his struggle with mental illness, many of our conversations after we became internet friends were around this topic. He had a hard time fitting in this world, something that I can relate, the stigma of having a mental health diagnosis is something hard to bear, lots of people hide their diagnosis in order to avoid the judgement of others, but not Daniel, he was too authentic to live a farse. The fact of the matter is that Daniel was more capable of thinking logically than numerous so-called normal people (who are Initiates of the Illuminati) that I can name. I admired him for being conspiracy theory proof, he was immune to nonsense, everything had to pass the test of reason.
Me and Daniel were born in the same year, 1987, and growing up we had many similar interests, video games and Japanese popular culture being good examples. That alone was enough to make us see the world and think using the same parameters. As young adults, again, there were many parallels between me and Daniel, fascination with eastern mysticism and spirituality was something we had in common. Daniel was a Buddhist, and that was a huge factor in his identity, through him I learned much about Buddhism, he was responsible for getting me into Buddhist mantras, that to this day I listen to on YouTube when I need to empty my mind.
But the biggest link between me and Daniel was the fact that we were both Initiates of the Illuminati. Daniel was more of the skeptical kind though, while I had pledged complete allegiance to the cause of the Illuminati, Daniel was hesitant about bowing down to anything. After some of my blog posts were uploaded, I was happy to see that I had inspired Daniel to start his own blog, eventually we decided to unite forces and create what we called the UBII, Union of Blogs of Initiates of the Illuminati, the brainstorming session that we had on Twitter, which gave birth to the idea, was one of the most fun moments I ever had on the internet. For a moment there, we thought of the UBII as something that would really take off, and in our minds it did. Imagining how the future Age of Illuminatiam would be was something that Daniel really enjoyed, especially our prospects in space exploration.
For some time, due to the lack of activity of the Illuminati's websites and social media accounts, Daniel lost interest in the organization, but in his last days he was once again talking about the Illuminati and following the light, in some of the exchanges we had. I'm sorry I couldn't have been more supportive in your time of need Daniel, I'm sorry you had to suffer in your last days on earth, forgive me for not knowing what to say when you were telling us how sick you were. I want you to know that our online conversations helped more than anyone could ever imagine, and for that I'm eternally grateful to you, I'm dedicating this blog to your memory, and I honestly hope that's not something that would offend you in any way, rest in peace my dear friend, Follow the Light!