What the fastest way you’ve seen someone ruin their life?

One of our good family friends was a surgeon who was very well respected in his field. He had just perfected some medical device and was set to make millions. He would host get togethers at his huge house every few weeks and we always had the best time. I fixed some computer equipment and set up a state-of-the-art entertainment system for him and in exchange, he took me out on a big fishing trip. He was a great guy.

One night after an argument over something that his wife described as trivial, he drove to a local park and shot himself in the head. To this day, everyone who knew him is absolutely baffled as to why he did what he did. After his death, his device was more successful than he had ever imagined. His former partners are multi-millionaires.

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