Is hope a sustainer of human life?

[Nelle]

I think so Christine...without hope, what are we living for?

I only just noticed something on re-reading your post - 'yet another of his childhood friends'. That must be really rough on him. I hope he's okay.

[MistyFying]

Thanks Nelle - he's doing ok. He just finds it so tragic when people get to the point where living is too hard. It's at those times he feels the distance... and the "what ifs".