just found out about the sophomore who committed suicide at berkeley. even though i don’t go to berkeley, my heart really goes out to him, his family and friends, and the berkeley community. we’re all guilty (well at least i am) of complaining about how much our lives suck whether it be school, significant others or lack there of, family issues, problems with friends, but this really puts things into perspective. nothing is ever worth taking your life away. as cliche as this may be, it’s really true that everything will always be ok in the end. i may not have that much world experience yet, but in my twenty years of living, there’s never been an instance where time didn’t heal something. during high school, i’ve gotten myself into a lot of deep shit, which at the time i thought i’d never get through. but things got better like they always do and looking back, it wasn’t even that bad. nothing’s ever that bad. it’s so sad that this guy who’s probably around the same age as me still has so much of life to experience. he still hasn’t gotten to graduate yet, enjoy a school-free life, get married, have kids, etc. so on an endnote, “your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go, they merely determine where you start.” - nibo qubein
