Death in the Family
Well my uncle died a week or so ago. I never met this guy. My mom hadn't seen him in years either. Basically it was a stranger, but yet, it was family. Interesting to think you may not talk to your own sibling for years. Back in the old years before internet and telephone that would be normal. Today.. there is less of an excuse. Mom had 6 bros and sisters. Many died young, and now there are like only 4 left of the 7. She is getting old.
A bit of six-degrees of seperation, but a very shocking story on life and death.. My friend Boo's roommate has a redhead friend who is a lawyer and bartender. I've met her a few times. Redhead has a boyfriend who was an artist and apparently unstable (met him once). Well 3 nights ago they were fighting or having issues (redhead and bf) and he said "I love you" and then proceeded to climb to the roof of her apt and jump (3 stories). Redhead heard a pop/crack outside and looked down on the street and her boyfriend was there lying motionless face up. She ran downstairs to his side and while he was not quite dead, blood was oozing out of his eyes and back of his head as he looked up at her with his last breaths of life. She screamed (3am mind you) and yelled for an ambulance and eventually ran up to call 911. By the time she came down his head had swelled up and he was dead. Coroner said his skull was fractured into hundreds of pieces.
Now is that the most shocking story you've heard before? I met this guy but don't remember him at all. But still, it is shocking that someone would do this. The thing about suicide is that it is a selfish act in some ways because you hurt your family and friends in return for escaping your personal suffering. The pain that this redhead is going thru now must be unbearable. She's going to think all her life how she could have stopped this and etc etc. His friends and family will also think the same. Lives will be forever changed and damaged. Even me, as a person well seperated from them is shocked.
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!. -Rocky Balboa
A bit of six-degrees of seperation, but a very shocking story on life and death.. My friend Boo's roommate has a redhead friend who is a lawyer and bartender. I've met her a few times. Redhead has a boyfriend who was an artist and apparently unstable (met him once). Well 3 nights ago they were fighting or having issues (redhead and bf) and he said "I love you" and then proceeded to climb to the roof of her apt and jump (3 stories). Redhead heard a pop/crack outside and looked down on the street and her boyfriend was there lying motionless face up. She ran downstairs to his side and while he was not quite dead, blood was oozing out of his eyes and back of his head as he looked up at her with his last breaths of life. She screamed (3am mind you) and yelled for an ambulance and eventually ran up to call 911. By the time she came down his head had swelled up and he was dead. Coroner said his skull was fractured into hundreds of pieces.
Now is that the most shocking story you've heard before? I met this guy but don't remember him at all. But still, it is shocking that someone would do this. The thing about suicide is that it is a selfish act in some ways because you hurt your family and friends in return for escaping your personal suffering. The pain that this redhead is going thru now must be unbearable. She's going to think all her life how she could have stopped this and etc etc. His friends and family will also think the same. Lives will be forever changed and damaged. Even me, as a person well seperated from them is shocked.
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!. -Rocky Balboa
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