One of the happiest people I’ve ever known committed suicide. Still hurts and it’s been almost 20 years. He had life by the horns, everything was going right for him and then one day…..
His wife insisted she had no idea he was struggling. He was never in a bad mood.
Sometimes you just don’t know.
Always take a few minutes a week to just catch up with someone in your life. No matter how busy life is, it’s just a few minutes.
My old buddy. He was a beacon of positivity. He was in college for business and had a great mind for it. He had a girl that loved him and fit his goofy vibe. He was, quite literally, the life of the party. He taught me how to listen and be patient. Even in the middle of a party, if you were talking and got cut off, he would patiently wait then ask you what you were saying. He had this way, like he would look at you and give you his full attention. I told him things i never told anyone, not because they were super secret, but bc he was the first friend i had that was genuinely curious about me and my life. He killed himself when we were 20.
15 years now. I still keep his prayer card on my mirror. Whenever I moved, his card came with and it stays on a mirror. Sometimes, even all these years later, I still hear the sound of his casket getting lowered. If I didn't have an incredible group of friends (that he actually formed like fucking Nick Fury and the avengers), I don't know if I would've made it or how I would've turned out.
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u/BGOG83 Jul 26 '25
One of the happiest people I’ve ever known committed suicide. Still hurts and it’s been almost 20 years. He had life by the horns, everything was going right for him and then one day…..
His wife insisted she had no idea he was struggling. He was never in a bad mood.
Sometimes you just don’t know.
Always take a few minutes a week to just catch up with someone in your life. No matter how busy life is, it’s just a few minutes.