Chizkiyahu is sick, oh no! He is told that he will die so he goes into hyper-drive and prays for life. He is given a sign and recognizes a miracle. This is admirable because the people of Yisroel did not recognize G-d.
We learn from this that despite your surroundings you can be a good Jew and person. It is never an excuse to blame the lack of good deeds you do on peer pressure - you are your own person! Do not let other peoples bad actions impact your life negligently. Either avoid those people or learn independence. Chizkiyahu stuck to his word and believed in G-d in this fatal time. It is always good to turn to G-d for support when you are in a desperate and hard time. G-d is always there, even if you do not see Him.
But this also shows that he was a little selfish. When it came time for someone to pray to Hashem and ask about the whole of יהודה's destiny, he immediately went to ישעיהו rather than to pray himself. He wasn't as pushed to pray for יהודה as he was for his personal life.
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