We are all mortal and we can lose everything today, so be sure to remind your family and friends know that you love them, in spite of however they may have slighted you in your pass. Check up on old friends because no one else probably is and they may need somebody to talk to, whether they're about to do something crazy.
That old friend you played video games in elementary school with? You know, the one you checked up on to see how they were doing every once in a while? Sometimes he's bleeding on the inside, a dark, insidious feeling within him broods away. Talk to him and remind him of the child he once was in simpler times. You've probably felt it, most people feel it. If you feel it, talk to somebody else who you think might feel it and even if they don't, you'll be helping yourself.
Lost somebody I'm embarassed to call a friend, not because he wasn't a solid dude or anything, but because we seperated when we went to different schools. There was no reason for me not to keep hanging out, but sometimes, your dog-brain decides 14k hours of Garry's Mod is worth more than simply walking a few kilometers to a great friend's house to even just play video games with him. First lesson I'll raise here, do not discard good friends because of distance or (lack of) convienance.
If they are a good friend that treats you well, do your best to keep in contact and maintain your relationship with them. As the years went by, I checked up with him once in a while on Facebook, but felt as if the relationship was too far gone and that rekindling it would be a big weird after all these years, so I made the mistake of not doing so. I saw he joined the Army and I was proud of him, he seemed to be doing well. Eventually, he got out and started working construction and seemed happy. In photos, everybody looks happy.
Fast forward and I hear he opted out. Part of me understands it, part of me has no idea why anybody would. I never knew he felt the way he did. I never asked. I never thought he needed it or that it had even crossed his mind. I never became the friend I could've been and should've been. I truly believe our generation is a particularly lonely one that demands us to be a bit more considerate when it comes to looking out for each other.
I have my opinions, and some of you believe I'm an asshole for having them, but what I pray to God we can all agree with is that all of us are suffering to a great degree. Some of us cope with drugs, alcohol, video games, whatever can keep our minds off of the rising real estate costs, rising crime, inflation, debt, environmental issues and war, but what is most important out of all of it is that we take the time and listen to each other's pain and be there for each other.
Build support groups and check up with them. If somebody has some troubles with finances and you've got some saving and you know they're good for it or needs help moving, be there for them. Humans can destroy, rape and pillage, but we can also create the most powerful bonds between each other that last a life-time.
Is this me, reacting to something I never had any control over? Am I taking this too personally for somebody I never seemingly bothered to care for? Am I doing this to rid myself of my own guilt by spreading a positive message, in the hopes that it may do somebody some good indirectly? Was there something inside of him that made him prone to suicidal behavior? What was the reason he killed himself? I don't know the answers to any of these questions. I don't really know how to process it all. I just feel that there's more we can do for each other.
He, who saves one life, saves the world.
That old friend you played video games in elementary school with? You know, the one you checked up on to see how they were doing every once in a while? Sometimes he's bleeding on the inside, a dark, insidious feeling within him broods away. Talk to him and remind him of the child he once was in simpler times. You've probably felt it, most people feel it. If you feel it, talk to somebody else who you think might feel it and even if they don't, you'll be helping yourself.
Lost somebody I'm embarassed to call a friend, not because he wasn't a solid dude or anything, but because we seperated when we went to different schools. There was no reason for me not to keep hanging out, but sometimes, your dog-brain decides 14k hours of Garry's Mod is worth more than simply walking a few kilometers to a great friend's house to even just play video games with him. First lesson I'll raise here, do not discard good friends because of distance or (lack of) convienance.
If they are a good friend that treats you well, do your best to keep in contact and maintain your relationship with them. As the years went by, I checked up with him once in a while on Facebook, but felt as if the relationship was too far gone and that rekindling it would be a big weird after all these years, so I made the mistake of not doing so. I saw he joined the Army and I was proud of him, he seemed to be doing well. Eventually, he got out and started working construction and seemed happy. In photos, everybody looks happy.
Fast forward and I hear he opted out. Part of me understands it, part of me has no idea why anybody would. I never knew he felt the way he did. I never asked. I never thought he needed it or that it had even crossed his mind. I never became the friend I could've been and should've been. I truly believe our generation is a particularly lonely one that demands us to be a bit more considerate when it comes to looking out for each other.
I have my opinions, and some of you believe I'm an asshole for having them, but what I pray to God we can all agree with is that all of us are suffering to a great degree. Some of us cope with drugs, alcohol, video games, whatever can keep our minds off of the rising real estate costs, rising crime, inflation, debt, environmental issues and war, but what is most important out of all of it is that we take the time and listen to each other's pain and be there for each other.
Build support groups and check up with them. If somebody has some troubles with finances and you've got some saving and you know they're good for it or needs help moving, be there for them. Humans can destroy, rape and pillage, but we can also create the most powerful bonds between each other that last a life-time.
Is this me, reacting to something I never had any control over? Am I taking this too personally for somebody I never seemingly bothered to care for? Am I doing this to rid myself of my own guilt by spreading a positive message, in the hopes that it may do somebody some good indirectly? Was there something inside of him that made him prone to suicidal behavior? What was the reason he killed himself? I don't know the answers to any of these questions. I don't really know how to process it all. I just feel that there's more we can do for each other.
He, who saves one life, saves the world.
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