I used to have so much respect for my brother.
When I saw him do well in school, I wanted to be just like him.
When he went to an HVAC school for his HVAC certification, I felt proud when he made that achievement. He became very successful as an HVAC technician, but then his life started making a change for the worse. He started drinking heavily and eventually it got so bad that he was even drinking on the job. I could see the difference in his health when I would visit him. Not only was he not taking good care of himself, but he wasn’t even taking good care of his own home. His HVAC system wasn’t in good working order, and he was an HVAC technician! His air quality was poor and it was like he never bothered to change the air filters. I had to have a talk with him after he eventually lost his job at the HVAC company. He admitted to me that he was depressed. He said that he was never going to find love in his life. He had a few girlfriends through the years but none of them were ever right for him. He just finally thought that he was never going to find that special somebody. I couldn’t believe it, I thought he was happy in life and I didn’t realize he was so depressed. I actually got together with some friends and we all talked about hooking my brother up with somebody. Of course, we all agreed he would have to clean himself up first and get back on his feet with a job. I talked to him and helped him through his problems and made sure he went to AA meetings. He started cleaning up a bit and finally started working at another HVAC company. Eventually we hooked him up on a date with a great girl who seemed to have a lot in common with him. They actually hit it off, and if all goes well, I hope that they are able to get married one day.