Bob
Well-Known Forumite
Somebody died very suddenly recently in an apparent suicide.
I didn't know this person well at all, he was somebody I would have a chat to in passing, exchange pleasantries a couple of times a week maybe.
It has affected me deeply, I'm not sure why it has hit me so hard because I barely knew him. I didn't know his name until a couple of days ago.
He always seemed so happy, full of energy and life, he was very young, beginning a career with his whole life ahead of him. It seems so wrong, such a waste, utterly heart breaking.
I saw him two days before he died, I wish I'd taken more time, I wish I'd said something nice to him. I don't know the details, I don't know what was happening in his life but I keep replaying our last encounter, could a small act of kindness have made a difference in this young mans life?
I am writing this because you never know what is happening to a person, how they're feeling, what's going on inside. I never saw this guy without a smile on his face, he always seemed so happy. You could never have guessed the sadness he had inside.
I keep thinking about his family, his friends, his colleagues , the hurt they must be feeling. I'm wondering if he could see the world now without him in it whether he might choose a different path.
Below are the contact details for the Samaritans. These people really do help, you only need to reach out.
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us
Phone: 116123
jo@samaritans.org
I didn't know this person well at all, he was somebody I would have a chat to in passing, exchange pleasantries a couple of times a week maybe.
It has affected me deeply, I'm not sure why it has hit me so hard because I barely knew him. I didn't know his name until a couple of days ago.
He always seemed so happy, full of energy and life, he was very young, beginning a career with his whole life ahead of him. It seems so wrong, such a waste, utterly heart breaking.
I saw him two days before he died, I wish I'd taken more time, I wish I'd said something nice to him. I don't know the details, I don't know what was happening in his life but I keep replaying our last encounter, could a small act of kindness have made a difference in this young mans life?
I am writing this because you never know what is happening to a person, how they're feeling, what's going on inside. I never saw this guy without a smile on his face, he always seemed so happy. You could never have guessed the sadness he had inside.
I keep thinking about his family, his friends, his colleagues , the hurt they must be feeling. I'm wondering if he could see the world now without him in it whether he might choose a different path.
Below are the contact details for the Samaritans. These people really do help, you only need to reach out.
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us
Phone: 116123
jo@samaritans.org