they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend. They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home. They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn’t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mothers sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more, you saved my life.”
By John W. Schlatter
2 comments:
Well, friendship is very important to everyone. One guy, Bill is very complicated in his life and he wanted to clear everything even his things in his house. At that time, he probably thought that his life was useless. However, when he met Mark, he was awake and he loved in his life. Thus, helping someone is very useful for him or her. The person is sometimes very stressful and cannot deal with problem but after friend or other gives him or her good advice and help to find the solution together, they turn to be better.
That is full of emotion in this story. I think it seems to be unbelievable for both Mark and me that he help save Bill from committing suicide. A simple gesture or simple activity that Mark does unintentionally is meaning for Bill. I hope one day I will be able to do an unforgettable action like Mark. For my suggestion is that one should not do as something that Bill reveals to Mark--committing suicide. It is a very stupid activity. No job that are unable to be solved.
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