Originally posted by Omegaman
Here's a little story for you about society today!There once was an old man who lived by himself in the city. His wife had died a few years earlier and he had no family to speak of.One day ....they found his body in the local river, he had killed himself. Inside his pocket, they found a note that he had written the day he died...in it he wrote: " I have decided to end it all, living by myself is too much to bare, even in this big city , I am all alone. No one notices me or cares about me. While on my way to the river , if I can get just 1 person to smile at me or even just say HI, I wont kill myself !"
Well, you know the end of the story! Would you have "smiled" at the old man? Learn from this story and dont be afraid to smile at each other!!
Sucks about his wife but I have no real respect for people who commit suicide. I wouldn't feel guilty, if his body was found on some random day then he can't of killed himself in a very densely populated area or he at least can't of topped himself at a very opportune time, for all we know he could have passed no one. For that matter what the chance he smiled at them? Remember he is just about to "end it all".
It's not a reflection on our society. Most people would smile at someone in the street.