My brother was devastated by Sam’s story because he has a 19-year-old son himself.
My brother Scott was at a work conference last week and began talking to a client. After they got past the small talk, they started chatting about their children. Scott’s client – let’s call him Sam – told Scott that he used to have six kids but now had only five. With some trepidation, Scott asked Sam if he was OK with sharing what happened. Sam then told Scott that his 19-year-old son had been murdered, bashed to death by thugs who had had no reason to harm the teenager. My brother was devastated by Sam’s story because he has a 19-year-old son himself. This story is close to him, so he can imagine the utter grief Sam and his wife endured because of this tragedy.