In younger days, when I thought my life was truly bad and even wasted, I casually thought of killing myself. Of course, I wasn’t being realistic. I had never experienced loss. I was alone but healthy, I was in debt but employed, and most importantly, I couldn’t leave my daughter alone with my death.
My daughter kept me alive for 24 years. She was my best reason to stay alive.
“You can have it all, my empire of dirt. I will let you down, I will make you hurt.” – Hurt, Trent Reznor
I used to cry when I heard that song, thinking I could relate. I never needed ‘stuff’. Thinking I could do everything on my own. […]