| |||||||
| Register | FAQ | Members List | Calendar | Search | Today's Posts | Mark Forums Read |
| Emotional Mastery Emotional intelligence, addiction and recovery, grieving, loss, fear, anger, guilt, resentment, frustration, anxiety, depression, happiness, joy, love, kindness, forgiveness, self-acceptance, confidence, escaping the pit of despair, EFT |
|
Welcome to the Personal Development for Smart People Forums, the place for lively, intelligent discussion of all personal growth issues -- physical, mental, financial, social, emotional, spiritual, and more. You're currently viewing as a guest, which gives you limited read-only access. By joining our free community, you'll be able to post your own messages, access many members-only features, see the new messages posted since your last visit, and of course remove this header message. Registration is fast, simple, and free, so please join today. If you arrived here from a search engine, you may want to explore the main site first, which includes hundreds of deep and insightful articles on a variety of personal development topics. |
 |
| | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
01-04-2008, 03:28 PM
| |||
| |||
 My friends brother was murdered Feeling sick to the stomach at the moment. A friend who emigrated in the early 80s got in touch yesterday and it was great to hear from him. He told me about how his life panned out after he moved. I remember him telling me in a letter years ago that his brother had died but he never gave any details. Now I know why... His brother was sexually assaulted and murdered aged 13. Curiosity led me to do a search and I really wish I hadn't. We're talking Fred & Rosemary West and Myra Hindley & Ian Brady territory here. You can't have a 'mild' murder but this was PUREST EVIL. It all happened a long time ago but it's hit me like truck. What is worse is that one of the killers is now free. This news comes on the 26th anniversary of another friend being killed in a road accident on his bike. He was also 13. I'm thinking of removing January 4th from my calendar.
__________________ 'Even in the darkest depths of despair there is always hope. NEVER give up!' For another view of the world, view a random Crusty Nomad blog post today.      |
|
01-04-2008, 08:21 PM
| |||
| |||
| Hi, Tuumble. Understandably, you feel angry now. You've heard about an act that makes no sense to you. As someone who has, like your friend, told of the death of a brother without giving any details, I will say this: over time, you will recover your joy. I bet your friend has, too. Personally, I believe that no one can escape a lesson. I also believe that there are lessons on both sides, too: those for victim and his family, and those for the perpetrator and his family. We'll all heal eventually. I wish you a more speedy than slow healing. |
|
« Previous Thread
|
Next Thread »
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| In college... friends? | groundhog | Social & Relationships | 1 | 11-30-2007 06:52 AM |
| Made the decision to keep my distance from friends. | Peleke4 | Social & Relationships | 13 | 09-15-2007 09:31 PM |
| Have standards when it comes to your friends | ken nubo | Social & Relationships | 5 | 05-02-2007 04:40 PM |
| When being friends with Desperate (cheating) Housewives drains you | C33 | Social & Relationships | 15 | 12-25-2006 03:57 AM |
| Making Friends in College | awu | Social & Relationships | 12 | 11-15-2006 05:51 AM |
All times are GMT. The time now is 07:00 AM.