Live the life you love, love the life you live
So tonight was a crazy and devastating whirlwind of events. I'm completely overwhelmed, and it's nearly 5 am, so excuse this if it isn't entirely coherent. Around 8 or 8:30 last night, a boy in my building successfully completed suicide. He lived in a single and was found by one of my fellow RAs who keyed into his room after a phone call from his mother, reporting that he wasn't responding to her calls. There were police, detectives, security guards, coroners, and school counselors. As RAs, we're often referred to as "the front line" in our trainings, but how to deal with a situation such as this is never discussed. Luckily, the staff is extremely strong and did what we had to. One of the worst parts was that as soon as Suffolk County police were notified, as were all the news stations, and we had to check to make sure that nobody entered the building that didn't live there, especially the media. I'm not going to go into details, but I'm just thankful that a gun or knife, or any other weapon was brought into the building. This guy was rarely seen, let alone active in the building or on campus, but his actions have had an enormous affect on everyone.
I guess I should follow my mom's mantra in this situation, and just take it as a learning experience. Life is too short to have regrets. I know everything I'm about to say is cliche, but tonight, it seems like perfect advise. Live everyday to the fullest; spend the day in your pajamas, go to the park or the beach instead of work or class, eat anything and everything you want, buy yourself something that you've always wanted, tell your friends/family/partner that you love them every hour, laugh until your sides hurt, do what makes YOU happy. And remember, גם זה יעבור
this too shall pass. Even if you don't care too much about your life, there are many people on this planet that do. Nothing is worth ending your life over. "We should give meaning to life, not wait for life to give us meaning"
I guess I should follow my mom's mantra in this situation, and just take it as a learning experience. Life is too short to have regrets. I know everything I'm about to say is cliche, but tonight, it seems like perfect advise. Live everyday to the fullest; spend the day in your pajamas, go to the park or the beach instead of work or class, eat anything and everything you want, buy yourself something that you've always wanted, tell your friends/family/partner that you love them every hour, laugh until your sides hurt, do what makes YOU happy. And remember, גם זה יעבור
this too shall pass. Even if you don't care too much about your life, there are many people on this planet that do. Nothing is worth ending your life over. "We should give meaning to life, not wait for life to give us meaning"