"Dylan is a caring person and will go to the nth degree to help any individual. He's very intelligent, so if someone needed academic guidance, he would voluntarily help that person. He's witty. There's also an adventorous side to Dylan. He never stops wondering how things work or the connection of things in everyday life. As a young man, his greatest assets are his caring nature about people, his willingness to assist others in need, and his academic thrive for progress. There should be more people like Dylan Sandas in this world!" - Arthur Morrison
"You are a great friend who is always there when I need help. We have shared lots of laughs together. Our friendship is one that I value very highly." - William Coleman
"A perfect example of a friend. You have stuck with me since high school and you always have your happy go lucky self to prove that you're a good friend. You are the best definition of what a friend should be." - Kevin Finneran
"You're a person that is always there for your family. You're like a friend no matter where we left off, and we can always pick up where we last left off. You're an intelligent, loving, caring, and family orientated person, that I am proud to call my cousin and my blood." - Katelyn Sandas
"Dylan is a young man of tremendous faith. You are serious in your pursuit of truth, and you bring an intensity to your pursuit that demonstrates your commitment to faith. You are a hard working student and a fine young man." - Mrs. Jennifer Strauss
"A really good friend to have and can talk to anything about. You crack's me up, and love your sense of humor. One day I know you'll make it in this world." - Eddie Sanders
"You are my cousin and best friend that I know will always be there for me and have my back because that is what family is for. Also you make me happy whenever your over because we always have fun. If you weren't my cousin I truly don't know what it would be like to live, because your truly a huge role in my life and I'm proud to be your cousin." - Connor Cunnius
"One of my oldest friends. A source of ideals to strive for, and a source of a lot of fun memories!" - Joey Gasparini
"Dylan Sandas is a young enthusiastic, charismatic and hardworking young man. He has so much potential to do anything. I met him about three years ago and our friendship has been going strong since then. It's almost amazing the way I look at it, because we come from two completely different backgrounds, but still are able to understand each other, by which I mean our customs. He is great at giving advice, he's very competitive, in a good way because it displays that he is not the type of person to give up and always tries to finish anything he starts. A good helping hand, so giving, so caring, and just a good person all around." - 'Sir' Charles 'C-Rock' Moss
"You are a loyal friend, a funny guy and a cool dude to be around. You're dorky in your own way and still manage to make everyone smile around you. You're fine with who you are, and everyone love that. People love you for you." - Nick Rega
"You're the type of person that even though I don't know you too too well, you seem like a loyal friend. You go out of your way if smoothen happens to someone and you want to make them feel better. I think that you mean a lot to people in the sense that it doesn't matter to you if you know someone well. If you want to talk to someone, then you do it! The few times we've talked you're funny and very outgoing. I think you're compassionate and you have a good heart and good intentions to help spread some good in this world." - Alyssa Belmonte
"You were always there when I needed to talk and you were a good friend, even though we butted heads from time to time to time, but I think that was because we both had big personalities, and both wanted to bring out the best in each other." - Marc E. Pierre-Louis
"We weren't best friends in high school, but I also can't imagine high school without you. You always were very positive and energetic, and helped put people into a very positive mood." - Kevin Troy
"Dylan you are the funniest, passionate, and caring person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Since you are one of my students, you mean a lot to me. You are kinda like a little in a fraternity, or a brother of mine. Someone who I would do anything for you, no matter what you needed. You are funny as hell, you make people laugh. Whether it's your lawn-guy-land accent, or just you wit, you know hot to make everyone smile. You care. You care for everyone you ever meet. You're like me. You would drop anything for one of your friends, no matter what the time of day. Finally, you're passionate. Hell, look at you, you're a Mets fan, you have to be passionate and driven to support the freakin' Mets! But you care a lot about what you do, who you want to become, and your drive and ambition are second to none." - Daylen Orlick
"You're a good guy who cares about others that I saw during lunch over the two years we had it together. Your also a big Mets fan who actually knows his stuff unlike most current 'fans'. You can carry a conversation about almost anything and get people included in it." - Jimmy McCarthy
"Sandas is a fun loving person that is great to be around. He has a fire inside of him that comes out in any situation that he is passionate about. You are truly lucky if you get to call someone like Dylan a friend like I do. - Captain Jimmy Morris
"I met Dylan my freshman year at Kellenberg when I made the varsity bowling team. Dylan was already a senior and the captain of the team. He showed me how to be a team player through his leadership qualities. He was a mentor as well as a good friend. I am lucky enough to still consider him a good friend." - Tom Cascico
"You are a very genuine and sincere person. You find pleasure in the work that you do." - Mr. Richard Marone
"So Dylan, without a doubt, is a great kid. He is a person whose values tell you what type of person he is but at the same time, those values make him a person who can hear both sides of an argument and actually have a discussion without judging you. He is a very loyal friend that I have been very lucky to meet at my time at Hofstra.... even though he is a Jets fan." - Nick Faria
"I would say that Dylan Sandas would probably be the next humanitarian. He is an amazing person that tries his best to do well and help everyone as best as he can. In high school he was a friend with everyone, from the cheerleaders, to the football team, to the tennis team. Everyone loved him because he was one of those genuine people that you only come across a few times in your life." - Gina Bowen
It is in these moments that truly show me what I mean to other people. I have to say I got a little choked up, and that's incredible because I knew I was doing this blog idea, I knew the people who I was asking, and I thought I knew what they were going to say, but it is until you hear them say it to you, or write it to you in a text or a Facebook message, that you truly realize what you mean to people. Every single life has a meaning, and it is in finding that meaning, that we learn who we truly are!
Jackie Robinson once said "A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." (Honestly the only reason I know that quote is because I see it about twenty times a year, because it is in the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field. I'm not going to lie here.) I encorage all of you to go out and ask your friends what you truly mean to them. You'll be surprised in their responses, I guarantee it!
Have you ever asked your loved ones and friends what you mean to them? What were their responses? Were you shocked and / or stunned?
Peace and Love,
DGS
Quotes of the Day: "I have something that millions of people could and do envy. I have surrounded myself with friends... who care" - Don Rickles
"Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget." - Unknown