I thought I'd give some context. The story of Kyle's attempted suicide was based on a true story. It's the one I couldn't remember on the phone. Someone told me about them pulling the trigger and the bullet not going off. That brought me to tears when I heard the story. It's the step I didn't take. I have a thought that going halfway is none of the way. He went all the way.

The other story about getting hit by a bus was written because irony is a bitch. Wouldn't that just suck if someone thought they had more time, but they didn't have any more time. Had she arrived on time, there would have been no bus incident. I can sympathize with both characters in that story. The guy is showing up on faith and hope alone. The girl thought nothing of arriving when she did because she thought there was time.

Both people acted and both were right and wrong. There is never more time. There is only now. What was she waiting for? What was more important than showing up? It was her lesson to learn. Nothing was more important than showing up, but she chose the nothing. For whatever reason, something else took the priority of time although in her own mind she felt as though nothing was more important. The lesson being, if nothing is more important, then that's where she should be. Lose a job? Get another one. But lose your person, and they're gone forever.

One can reasonably believe, it's only money, I'll make more. But it is not reasonable to think it's only a person, there are more fish in the sea. Money is fungible, people are not. It is not so easy to replace, and perhaps it never can be replaced.

This brings us to comparison. Comparison is detrimental. The most beautiful sunset will not last. If every subsequent sunset is compared to the most beautiful one, they will fall short. They won't be as good. But removing the comparison, every sunset can stand alone as beautiful in it's own right.