David Sedaris once said that the great thing about being a writer is that you see life differently. Whatever happens to you, whether fortunate or unfortunate, becomes "something you can write about."

We writers find lessons and meanings in things. Even in the most mundane of days, we delve into the very depths of our emotions and express them in words. With the power to pen down our experiences, a day of survival transforms into a story to remember.

I can't help but imagine being one of Truman Everts' close friends who pledged $600 for the reward money. Upon seeing him arrive with a look of ungratefulness and discontent for being alive, I'd likely feel it wasn't truly worth it. That look of indifference would probably leave a sour taste in my mouth.