Out, out brief candle.
A friend of our family committed suicide yesterday. I didn't know him personally, but his family and himself were close to my aunts, uncles and cousins in Lake Forest, IL. Hearing all these stories about him and just everything is so disheartening. Please pray for him.
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I've been thinking about it and it isn't fair what Alex did. He was being selfish. He left so many people in this world who love him so much. Now that he's dead, they're completley heartbroken. My uncle says that his mom is hysterical- she refuses to speak with anyone, even her other children. Alex took his own life, but he took four other lives as well- his mom's, dad's, brother's and sister's.
I looked outside earlier today, and for a moment, I thought to myself, shit, it's such a beautiful day. That's when I wondered, what was Alex thinking? Alex was such a beautiful (inside and out) kid, with so many things to be grateful to God for. I think we all need to see the beauty of life once in awhile. All of us are guilty of only seeing the bad and that has dire consequences to our emotional (and even spiritual) well-being. Alex's death is a lesson to all that we should cherish life and not take for granted those around us. If you think someone is having a bad day, go up to and hug that person. Maybe you'll be changing his or her life forever. Maybe if someone told Alex that day that everything would be ok, he wouldn't have committed this act.
Edit:
I've been thinking about it and it isn't fair what Alex did. He was being selfish. He left so many people in this world who love him so much. Now that he's dead, they're completley heartbroken. My uncle says that his mom is hysterical- she refuses to speak with anyone, even her other children. Alex took his own life, but he took four other lives as well- his mom's, dad's, brother's and sister's.
I looked outside earlier today, and for a moment, I thought to myself, shit, it's such a beautiful day. That's when I wondered, what was Alex thinking? Alex was such a beautiful (inside and out) kid, with so many things to be grateful to God for. I think we all need to see the beauty of life once in awhile. All of us are guilty of only seeing the bad and that has dire consequences to our emotional (and even spiritual) well-being. Alex's death is a lesson to all that we should cherish life and not take for granted those around us. If you think someone is having a bad day, go up to and hug that person. Maybe you'll be changing his or her life forever. Maybe if someone told Alex that day that everything would be ok, he wouldn't have committed this act.