A Terrible Thing to Ask
A Terrible Thing to Ask I once stopped a man from killing himself. There was nothing noble in what I did, though the story might seem admirable from a distance—the kind of thing some people share on Facebook, with lines about never giving up on the people you love. What I actually did was prevent a person from doing something he desperately wanted to do. And afterward, I left him at a hospital while I went on with my life. I’m sorry this is happening, I hope you get better, but I have to go. ...
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Commonweal (United States) | Aug 17, 2026
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