Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the worst poverty that exists. -Mother Teresa Earlier this week I received an email from my faculty, that a young man in his first year of engineering had commited suicide. They also informed us that there was another student, also in engineering, who ended their life earlier in September. I did not know them but my condolences go out to their family and friends. There was of course no explanation given as to why they made this choice, but I wonder if loneliness played a role. Because I have to agree with Mother Teresa, the worst thing in life is feeling alone, unwanted, unloved. We can go through stress and all sorts of difficulty in life, but only for so long as we have someone to talk to and someone who cares and believes in us. A close friend of mine recently shared with me this Ted Talk titled “ The Simple Cure for Loneliness “. I really appreciated the message. And with the somber news at the U of A received this week, I