People always have all these clichéd expressions to say to you when the going gets tough. They make it sound so easy … but what if life doesn’t hand you lemons?
I just found out that a distant neighbor who lost his home to foreclosure; committed suicide a few months ago. He was pretty young and had two little kids younger than some of mine. I never spoke to the man. I remember honking at him while he was reversing his truck and not realizing that he was about to hit me. That was the extent of our interaction if you can even call it that.
I know and totally understand that times are tough for a lot of people these days. Money makes life a little easy but I never let it define my family or myself. I already make stupid choices without even having money being in the equation. So sometimes, it’s actually good to have one less evil in your life.
The news of his suicide saddened me a lot. Well, it definitely gave me pause about the human condition. You can be rich or poor and I’m sure you can feel something for this man. You wonder of all the extreme circumstances that can make or break a person. You wonder about your own breaking point …
