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Mon Aug-06-07 02:21 PM
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32. Whether you believe in God or not

When a college friend killed herself, her family was devastated, saying that they should have done more to prevent what happened.

At the funeral, the rabbi admonished them about beating themselves up, saying that "only God can know what goes on in someone else's heart", that they weren't God, and couldn't possibly know what she was thinking and how to stop her from what she was going to do.

Whether you're a believer or not, the rabbi was had a good point - none of us can know what is going on in someone else's heart.

So sorry for your loss and the pain you're feeling now.

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