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rekrap1 shares his brother Spencer's note: "The journey is the goal"

Spencer, 19, was the one who first got the Minecraft creator into speedrunning, and that gameplay runs beneath the video in which he remembers him.

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0:00He explains that his brother died two and a half weeks earlier and why he wants to talk about it.
0:20He recounts the late-night call from a highway patrol officer and the drive to his mother's home.
4:41He mentions Technoblade and says Spencer was the one who got him into speedrunning.
5:37He describes how Spencer changed his life through sports, academics and pottery.
7:22He shares Spencer's note and the memorial cards printed with it.
8:55He shows his first tattoo, his brother's art signature, and closes with a message to viewers.

The words "The journey is the goal. Go enjoy it." were found in a note Spencer had written about a podcast. His older brother, the Minecraft speedrunner behind rekrap1, had them printed on the memorial cards for his funeral.

The video, posted under the plain title "my brother died," drew about 1.25 million views in its first 15 hours. As we reported here, subscribers rose sharply alongside it.

It opens directly: "My brother died two and a half weeks ago, and I'm going to talk about it because I think it's important to talk about death." He describes a late-night call from a highway patrol officer on his mother's phone, the drive to her house, and then driving his parents across town to tell his two other brothers in person. Spencer was the youngest, and he was 19.

The footage underneath is a Minecraft speedrun. He mentions Technoblade's habit of delivering serious updates over gameplay, and gives a reason of his own: "He was the one that actually got me into speedrunning."

Most of the video is about how Spencer lived. Over his last two years, his brother says, he had turned his life around through sports, school and pottery. The creator also shows his first tattoo, Spencer's art signature on his wrist.

He ends by urging viewers to step away from unhealthy distractions and to value the people close to them. A message on screen then asks them to respect the privacy of his brother and his family.

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