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A year ago this week we lost Matthew Perry, ten years ago, Robin Williams; both comedians made us laugh and cry. Each had mental health issues, coped with meds and both lost their battles in different ways. How many others, not so funny, famous, or rich, face the same struggles and will win or lose their battles, every day?

Someone ends their life in this world every 45 seconds. Millions more die of overdoses and addiction, both accidental or on purpose. Others choose to leave in less obvious ways, "death by vehicle, cop, needle, bottle, pills, poverty or drowning". Few listen, and fewer even care. Do you?

If someone WAS drowning, would you jump in and save them, or stand by and watch them die? Mental illness IS drowning, recognize it!

Sadly, most STILL ignore the signs, and the struggles and are SO consumed with their own daily lives, goals, and careers, that they are immune to the needs of others. I believe there are billions of people SO desensitized by the hurt, pain, and need of others, they are now immune to the struggles others go through. Social media offers light, funny, and positive images and videos, why bother with the negative s**t people go through?

Want proof? Funny cat videos get more views than su***de prevention videos—golf tips, road rage, or how to build a Lego or Fortnight castle. Vanity posts with endless selfies on social media, often disguised as "branding" on LinkedIn and Facebook, get more likes than a post about a woman murdered by her partner.

As an online community, and a business platform. we SUCK at helping and caring for others to be honest. I see it daily on Facebook and elsewhere. People write to me daily to say "they support" what we do, but in reality, they confuse support with admiration; two different things.

Unless and until we care more about others, than we do about our own lives, we will never change. Men will still beat, abuse, and kill women and children because our laws do not fully protect them. Laws written and carried by mostly male politicians, cops, guards, and judges, it is in our DNA.

People like Matthew and Robin and millions of others will die alone; their last thoughts, wondering, why no one truly cared enough to help when they had the chance. Who do YOU know, today, who needs your help? Reach out, call, or visit them. NOW!

When you are done, please see our projects, such as these two on bringing awareness to su***de prevention. True, not as funny as a cat video, but more important to you and the lives of those you know and love.

I know! I WAS there! I WAS suicidal. I discovered a tool to keep myself alive, so I could share it with others. See it here.
https://handcraftfilm.com/help-us-save-lives

See this video our co-host in India made about saving lives in her country and worldwide. https://youtu.be/-NEAzaWfH5w

See our website for more episodes and please, help us help save lives. https://handcraftfilm.com/help-us-save-lives

You never know, the life you save may be your OWN, or someone you love.

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What's a smile worth? My son was six CENTS short at the store on a $25 purchase! A kind woman paid the dime with a smile. A dime isn't much unless you're locked out of a pay toilet and don't have one. A quarter is priceless when you're at a payphone and need to call for a cab and your cell dies (assuming you can FIND a payphone!).

What is a smile and a, "How you doing today?" worth? Priceless. A man quietly walked two miles from his apartment to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and jumped to his death. In his apartment, the police found this note; "Today I am walking to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge but if ONE person smiles at me, or says "Hello" or even nods to acknowledge me along the way, I will turn around and come home". Sadly, no one did, and he died.

Look at the faces of these five people. Every one of them took their own life. They brought joy, happiness, and hope to millions of people, but inside, there was not enough to sustain their lives.

We are Handcraft Film. We produce TV shows and films to help save lives. See our TV shows and films here. HelpUsSaveLives.com here. https://handcraftfilm.com/help-us-save-lives

If you want to join us, see this link. https://handcraftfilm.com/sponsor

If you choose not to, and in all honestly, 99.9% of all Facebook members ignore our posts, at least share a smile or a phone call with those who may need it most. You never know who may just need a smile or a phone call.

Raymond Oelrich
Producer
Help Us Save Lives
HelpUsSaveLives.com

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If you have qualifying videos, movies, or TV shows that entertain or tell a story, or you wish to advertise your commercial or product or have us create a short film, video, or trailer for you, contact us.

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Mint Nikon FE 35mm film camera, complete with matching SS-10 flash, which is automatically set to the Nkon body to calculate flash settings when set to AUTO.

The package also includes a mint 50mm Ai-s f1.8 Series E "pancake" lens with an A-1 filter and Nikon cap, a Kiron 80-200 f4.5 Macro lens with cap, and a rare factory Nikon hard case with locking lens mounts and key!

The 50mm f1.8 Ai-S was reported to be one of the sharpest prime lenses Nikon made and had the same optic design as the much more expensive Nikkor lens.

The package also includes both French and English Nikon FE manuals and nylon camera strap.

The Nikon FE is an Aperture-priority camera with AUTO setting which chooses both aperture AND shutter speed. It has a match needle through the lens metering and exposure control.

The camera and lenses are in mint condition. We accept eTransfer, credit cards, and cash.

I also have another Nikon Series E 50mm f1.8 AI lens for sale for $75, or both lenses, and this package is for $295 plus shipping.

$245 or the best offer. Local pick-up in Kelowna or will ship for extra insurance and postage to any address in Canada or the US. Call 250-448-9333 for info.