The phenomenon of suicide among the youth
Being suicidal is not uncommon or wrong. Choosing to actually commit suicide is.
Quite a strong statement to begin with. I know. But let’s just be honest with each other for once. Me as the author and you as the reader. Let’s not be judgmental already. Life is as it is series of hard choices to make. Some of us do make the wrong choices and they’re entitled to them. Everyone makes mistakes after all. But consider this for a bit before you pass a judgment or decide what to think.
“Suicide is an attempt to seek relief. Relief is a feeling. And you can only feel a feeling if you are alive.” You can’t feel a thing if you choose to die instead. A lot of us at some point of time have felt so miserable or helpless in life that suicide seemed like the easiest option out. And those who are reading this have obviously made the correct choice and have learnt huge lessons about hope and faith and healing.
Why does “Failure is a stepping stone to success.” have to remain a line we learnt and forgot about in school? It’s a rhetoric question and the point is it doesn’t have to be. Failure and loss are passing phases. If you didn’t do well enough in your exams, it probably means that you didn’t study hard enough. If a love affair didn’t work out then it probably means that the person didn’t really care about you as much as you thought they did. If it’s a life and death matter then one must understand its part of the deal we make when we are born: to handle such occurrences maturely. You can choose to revel in a person’s memories than to die in their wake. Giving your life will not ease the pain of losing someone and nor will it bring back the person you lost. It will only be a cause for more concern and pain.
Instead, talk about your pain; share what you feel with another. Maybe another person went through what you did and may help you deal with it. Not everyone is prejudiced against suicidal thoughts. Forget about stigmas for a while and see a therapist. People around you who think you’re a bit tweaked are fools. They are the kind who thought Galileo and Pascal were mad. Make your life your prime concern. Make living your prime goal. Dissatisfaction is a state of mind. Get over it. Get over yourself. Look at the bigger picture. Find something fulfilling to do. Cut your losses and get out of any and every hurtful situation you may be in. And last but not the least, count your blessings; you’ve probably had more good things happen to you than a lot of people have. You’re much better off than the dying, hungry children in Somalia. Think about it. Consider the fact that someone loved you enough to give birth to you. You owe it to them to live.
Live, I say!
Breathe!
The world is your oyster; gleam!
For you are the pearl!
And here I rest my case.
Being suicidal is not uncommon or wrong. Choosing to actually commit suicide is.
Quite a strong statement to begin with. I know. But let’s just be honest with each other for once. Me as the author and you as the reader. Let’s not be judgmental already. Life is as it is series of hard choices to make. Some of us do make the wrong choices and they’re entitled to them. Everyone makes mistakes after all. But consider this for a bit before you pass a judgment or decide what to think.
“Suicide is an attempt to seek relief. Relief is a feeling. And you can only feel a feeling if you are alive.” You can’t feel a thing if you choose to die instead. A lot of us at some point of time have felt so miserable or helpless in life that suicide seemed like the easiest option out. And those who are reading this have obviously made the correct choice and have learnt huge lessons about hope and faith and healing.
Why does “Failure is a stepping stone to success.” have to remain a line we learnt and forgot about in school? It’s a rhetoric question and the point is it doesn’t have to be. Failure and loss are passing phases. If you didn’t do well enough in your exams, it probably means that you didn’t study hard enough. If a love affair didn’t work out then it probably means that the person didn’t really care about you as much as you thought they did. If it’s a life and death matter then one must understand its part of the deal we make when we are born: to handle such occurrences maturely. You can choose to revel in a person’s memories than to die in their wake. Giving your life will not ease the pain of losing someone and nor will it bring back the person you lost. It will only be a cause for more concern and pain.
Instead, talk about your pain; share what you feel with another. Maybe another person went through what you did and may help you deal with it. Not everyone is prejudiced against suicidal thoughts. Forget about stigmas for a while and see a therapist. People around you who think you’re a bit tweaked are fools. They are the kind who thought Galileo and Pascal were mad. Make your life your prime concern. Make living your prime goal. Dissatisfaction is a state of mind. Get over it. Get over yourself. Look at the bigger picture. Find something fulfilling to do. Cut your losses and get out of any and every hurtful situation you may be in. And last but not the least, count your blessings; you’ve probably had more good things happen to you than a lot of people have. You’re much better off than the dying, hungry children in Somalia. Think about it. Consider the fact that someone loved you enough to give birth to you. You owe it to them to live.
Live, I say!
Breathe!
The world is your oyster; gleam!
For you are the pearl!
And here I rest my case.
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