Another Message From Someone Who Knew Zal Chapgar
Thanks to friends who continue to write in about Zal. He is inspiring people to reach out. This is from Benjamin Simmons:
I haven’t spoken to Zal in a couple of years, but I wish to God now that he and I had kept in touch. I never recognized his issues as indicative of mental illness, I just remember having long conversations in Bloomsburg at late-night parties with him that always turned back to his depressed existential musings. He was a terrifically sharp guy, and I always took his comments with a grain of salt – philosophical musing for its own sake. I wish I’d taken him more seriously, and recognized just how miserably desperate he really was for some kind of meaning out of life. I implore anyone who sees this same kind of depression in a friend or loved one to do everything in their power to help, and I offer my profound condolences to the Chapgar family for their loss.
liz | 2:25 PM | Uncategorized
Many, many years ago I lost a friend to a jump from a tall Philly building. She had cut off contact with everyone so no one knew how badly she was doing. I still remember her very kind mother telling me not to feel bad and I would pass that on to all friends of this young man.
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