A world without "you"

thats a rather bleak outlook on your own existance....

For me I have, on several occassions, thought about a world without me, and I can think of only one life altering event that would be a shame that i wasn't there for. It was about 8yrs ago, a friend of mine was getting ready to commit suicide after a beating from her mom. She was pretty much grasping for straws on a reason to live when we started talking. We ended up talking all night long (about 8hrs) and by the time we both decided to go to sleep she had pretty much given up on the whole suicide thing. What struck me was I knew nothing about the suicide plan until about 6 months later when she pulled me aside and thanked me for essentially giving a damn about her, that she had the whole suicide planned out and such but wanted to wait till after everyone was fullly asleep so as to have no one be able to stop her. Thats why she started talking to me, to pass the time till everyone was asleep. What keeps it fresh in my mind is that she said, "Thank you for saving my llife and making me realize that life is worth living".

That one event, above all others, is why I gave up on the idea that this world is better off without me.

-Applauds-
Good deeds come with great rewards.

I can't really think of anything "life changing" that I've ever done, at least, as far as I know. I'm widely known, but I'm not that significant.