I hope he learned something

I wanted to help him. I tried talking to him; tried to get him to understand that life was about lessons, and this was a big one he would have to learn. It is easy to give instructions but not the same to take them. He was irritating, but I had patience, too bad no else did. He is gone now, and I do feel bad. With tears in his eyes, he looked at me and said, I just got fired. I didn't know what to do. So i peered down at my paper and said, "I'm sorry."

He wanted this so bad, and was ambitious. Maybe too ambitious for his own good. But he will go on to be successful, after maturity sets in and he realizes that this was just a stepping stone on life's bumpy road. I look forward to seeing him then, when we are both established, and I will tell him that he was always in my prayers. I hope that this will make him stronger, not tear him apart.