Apparently, most of you guys are too young and or fortunate enough to have not experienced DEATH in your midst. Most of my reflections when analyzing the Skye situation were in consideration of my own demise and that of people I have met throughout my life. I dont believe that it is so much an assumption as the fact that it seemed "fishie" to me mainly for one reason. For those of us that believe in God, a higher power, even an Atheist will agree NOBODY (unless they commit suicide) can accurately predict the day they will die. Its actually a blessing we CAN'T . Because I guarantee, if we KNEW we would be doing something other than getting on a virtual game in the midst of a crisis and trying to give out lucky pennies. If I were DYING the first person I would give a lucky penny to would be MYSELF. Apparently and fortunately most of the VMK community hasn't experienced major health problems. I HAVE. When a person is truly sick, you go through a gamut of emotions. Most sick people internalize their emotions and withdraw. I'm sure there are people that are selfless in the world. Younger children that face death are quite unselfish. But seldom are they "Pushy". (accept my dying wish, take this pixel). And there were tale-tale signs. She kept a list of people that didnt accept her "lucky penny". What is a dying person gonna do with a "list"? I would be writing poetry or words of Love to my FAMILY. Wondering how well did I live the life I was gifted. Most everyone is looking for something/someone to believe in. In reality however, look at all the people that drank Kool-aid because they believed in Jim Jones. Thank goodness this was virtual, huh?! No-one should feel badly that they cared and showed love! That is an admirable thing to do. People all over the WEB are giving REAL hard earned money and support to people that fake death and illness. I have a sister in law that is doing that exact thing. Telling people she is dying and her last wish is to go to Florida and can people give her money and or a place to stay along the way. People do it. Because we WANT to believe and we Want to show all the virtues within us- Love, Caring, Compassion, Kindness. Guess what, WE ARE ALL DYING. Most "dying" people cant handle a 12 hour car ride. This has gone on for over a year and she is still alive and kicking. But I guarantee if I tried to tell people my perspective I would be the bad guy. Every heard of killing the messenger?? Yeah some people say Skye didn't hurt anyone because it was ALL VIRTUAL and she didn't keep anything. I'm here to tell you SHE DID HURT PEOPLE. She took a little bit of SOMETHING from everyone that cared and shed a tear on her lies. Even from those of us that doubted. Because it's pains me to see EVIL flourish in the world. People can play it down as much as they want, but it was SICK AND EVIL. It's WRONG to deceive people because WE ARE REAL and we all FEEL. Life is about learning. I bet most people will guard their hearts more closely in the future. Be careful. I mean if is walks like a duck right?! Some of us are just more cautious with giving our hearts merely because we have lived long enough to be burned by others multiple times. Yes it adds even more pain to us, it shakes our belief system, our compassion and especially our Trust!! We need to pull ourselves back up by our britches and move on because I can pretty much guarantee it won't be the LAST time in our lives that we are misled. Take the blinders off and proceed with caution. Watch for the signs along the road.... <3