The Strength To Live

A man who was preparing to take his own life (fortunately, the attempt failed), wrote a suicide note which said, simply, “I don’t have the strength it takes to go on just existing.”

A woman who was beginning to feel the same way decided to skip the routine of greeting her husband at the front door when he came home from work. When the husband arrived, he opened the front door and discovered not only that his wife wasn’t there to greet him, but that the house was a complete mess. He saw the children’s muddy foot marks all across the living room rugs. He saw clothes scattered all about. He tripped over toys on the kitchen floor. The sink was filled with dirty dishes. No dinner was cooking on the kitchen stove. The breakfast plates were still on the table. Then he saw his wife, just sitting and staring at the wall. “What is going on here?” he asked. “What’s wrong?” To which…