I am troubled as I have not been for some time . I received word late this past week that a friend had chosen to end his life rather than to go on . He was human , as are we all . He had suffered some losses and enjoyed some victories in the course of his life , as have we all .

Question: What is a likely reason that the speaker finds the death of their friend troubling to this extent ?
Suicide is always a tragedy , and one is left wondering what they could have done to reach out before it was too late