One More Lesson Learned

As this journal develops we can see how Brent learns the meaning to life. At the beginning he tries to kill himself in many different ways. Now at the hospital he realizes the stupidity he did. All the pain and suffering he has gone through I believe has taught him a lesson.

We can see here all he has to go through, “they’re going to cover the holes on my back and butt with skin from my hips and stomach.” Then he continues on saying, “The bad things is that they’re going to have to keep me on my stomach for ten days afterward so that I don’t screw up the new skin by lying on it”.

In the hospital I think he has discovered the meaning and the value of life. Also he has seen how much hurt he would have done to his parents, family, and friends, by taking away his life. Many depended on him to be happy, even if he doesn’t think so. He wasn’t only going to hurt himself, but many others. Life was too precious to just dispose.

It is sad that he had to learn in such a harsh way, but some of us just learn in different ways. Unfortunately Brent had to learn the hard way, but at least he learned. He should take this experience of just a lesson learned and move on with his life.

I also believe, this experience was very important for him, because it made him who he is. Without this experience he would be someone totally different, it changed his way of thinking and of looking at things in an optimistic way.