My father, Mark Reid, was 7 years old, and present with his elder brother Alex when Alex drowned at 9 years old.As a result, Mark bore a deep psychological scare all his life. However, in his last few years as Mark Reid, he began to understand something of the nature of the soul; how the self is eternal, and that our bodies come and go. By dint of such knowledge, Mark experienced some mental relief, and thereby managed to somewhat clear his childhood trauma regarding his brother Alex.So my connection to Alex has been through my father, and I have certainly felt his pain. All ends well however, as we all have the potential to exit this mortal world of angst and confusion.Jason Reid.