Matthew Sargent
Aug 26, 2017 · 3 min read

I’m not sure what this website is, and what giving you claps does, but you deserve 50 of them! Cameron reading this made me want to tell you my true thoughts about you. When I first met you, I liked you. The one thing I remember most is during my first black Friday in retail, I walked into the apple store and you met me with a redbull. That redbull really got me through the rest of that night, and I have thought about it since then. From that point forward, my thoughts about you and your situation changed a little. I got into computers part time like I wanted, and a huge part of that was because of you. But, as your recovery took place and you struggled to keep a presence at work, I became frustrated. I was trying my hardest to get a Full-time position at work and was seeing a bunch of things as obstacles in my way of achieving that goal. One of those obstacles for some reason to me was you. I briefly met you before you stopped being able to come to work, and for very good reasons that I wasn’t fully aware of. I was taking as many shifts as possible, working as much as possible, and doing my absolute best to show up and earn that Full-time position, and I felt like I was lacking a leader to be there for that. I thought “Someone needs to take up this leader position because were not going anywhere as a department.” I confided in Jesus, and slowly he explained to me what was happening. You soon came back to work, and I became mad at myself for being so selfish. I want to tell you my thoughts on this because I feel they need to be expressed, and reading this honestly gave me the boost to talk about my personal state of mind.

Cameron, I am sorry that you have to go through all of this crap. I am sorry that I judged you too quick. You have been a huge help to me at work and have been a huge reason for my promotion, I know that for sure. I want to thank you for everything that you have done for me, and for everything you’ve done for everyone else. Life is rough, I am sure you know that much better than I. I now know the true depth of your depression after reading this. If you never said It, I honestly wouldn’t have known it fully. You put a smile on your face and keep the most positive attitude you can on a daily basis, and that is truly admirable. Just keep fighting the good fight. You have a beautiful wife and from what I can tell a truly silly and amazing son. If you need help with anything please let me know. I know I am just a young kid trying to find his best place in the world, but If I can help out in any way then I feel that I’ll at least be contributing towards a better end goal for everyone on this crazy planet.

Keep your head up my dude, take a deep breath, and don’t forget to pause every now and then to smell the roses.

-Matty B

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