Endings

An aquaintence of mine commited suicide this morning. He had just been released from detox a week ago. I cannot explain to you the sadness that I feel at his passing. For a life lost, for a man to have felt so sad and helpless that he saw no other way out. My heart bleeds for the family he left behind, for the friends who didn't know how to help him. He was such a nice guy. I will miss seeing him. Trying to figure out if this is  a lesson for me or a blessing for him. My lesson??  Be kind to everyone. People hurt deep down inside even people who you think are handling life ok. A blessing for him??  He no longer hurts....and he is finally home.