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[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 141 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I once played 3 hours of modern warfare 2 with the same group back in the day, just because some guy was pouring out his life story and how much life sucked for him around the time. He sent me a quick "thanks for letting me rant" message and I didn't hear from him again for years.

Then out of the blue I get a message that's basically a letter, and it's all about how life was difficult but some random person taking the time to listen without judgment made all the difference for his plans that night.

So I will never cut someone off to tell them I don't have time to listen to their problems, or pull out my phone to play a game, get annoyed with someone who won't stop talking, whatever... Sometimes all a person needs is someone to listen.

[–] SerotoninSwells@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

Thank you for being a kind person.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

that's beautiful