“My life’s unbearable. I hate everything about myself, and every bit of my life, I’ve been depressed. Maybe I should just die or something.”
I’ve known a good number of incidents like this; people actually wanting to die because of their problems, people wanting to end their lives using their own hands, which is simply disappointing. Not only this shows that mankind’s personality has weakened, but I perceive suicide as unethical. Now please don’t go berserk on me and say to my face, or rather, to my blog, that I don’t know what I’m talking about, that I have no idea what you’ve been through. Yes, I certainly know nothing of your problems, but I do know one thing. Everyone has problems. I have problems. Even babies have problems.
You see, having problems is inevitable. We have no control of our external environment; it is constantly being distorted by the decisions of other people, and unless you have some sort of a gizmo that can psychologically control humanity, then there’s nothing we can do about it. The best we can hope for is improvements within ourselves, and hopefully, improvements of other people through us. Life is unfair, so we should get used to it.
I believe that as man constantly lives with his current scenario, no matter how ugly or dull it is, he eventually learns to adapt to it, making it a commonplace for the likes of him, which is proven. Man learned how to make clothes and make shelter to withstand natural disasters. Man learned to cook and eat food to nourish and sustain himself. This is a natural human instinct; to survive. However, due to some emotional turmoil, which just exists in our hypothalamus, some of us lost this precious instinct and loses his will to live.
So… is some kind of emotional breakdown enough to beat you? Is it only what it takes to make you give up in life? I expected better to how far mankind is willing to go to make things better. Frankly, I don’t see any advantages of being suicidal at all. I see being suicidal as:
1. Cowardice / Weakness. I’m sorry in case I’ve been harsh, but logically speaking, killing yourself off to “get rid of your problems” is simply being a coward. Not only you weren’t able to solve your problem, you just also showed how weak you are. Now, if you’re going to give me the typical excuse that “you don’t care,” then I don’t see why you’re living here in the first place. Suicidal people usually complain why their lives are hard, and I think I know the answer. It’s because life itself is hard. Living here on earth is not paradise, and this is the basic idea of living. We suffer to see the good parts of our lives. We cry to know how it feels to be happy. We withstand the terrible heat and cold to know how it feels to be warm. We make mistakes to know what is right. No pain, no gain. This is absolutely true. If it’s all good things, then we won’t even know what “good” means.
This is just a matter of how we view things. In my own perspective, I see problems as a part of life, as a challenge. Yes, it makes my life a bit hard, but what will I gain if I just whine all day about why my life is difficult? Will I get a million dollars for crying all day? What if I just stand on my feet accept that things work this way, and do something to make myself feel better? Yes, it’s hard, but very rewarding in the end. It’s just how far you’re willing to run to reach the goal. The strong-willed brings home the bacon; the coward takes the trash.
2. Selfishness. Unless you want to die to give some space for the future people to live on, then I see being suicidal as being selfish. People actually take their own lives because they say they’ll be relieved of their problems, leaving their unfinished business to others. Isn’t it a bit rude? Like, when you commit suicide because you can’t bear being broken hearted by the girl who broke up with you, I think you know what will happen. Your parents will be devastated, and the girl will be haunted with grief and guilt. Is this what you want, to give misery for those people you left? As I said, I see suicide as unethical. You hurt other people for your own “benefit,” if that’s what you call it.
If you kill yourself, what would be the use of it to anyone? Won’t you consider what fear you will instill upon the hearts of those around you if you commit this crime? You refuse to help others, you escape from your obligations as a human being, a part of the biological ecosystem. Doesn’t this make suicide synonymous with being self-centered? I sincerely hope you got what I mean.
Some people say that “they don’t have a reason to live,” that’s why they end their lives. Before you convince yourself that this lie is true, have you considered those people suffering in endless civil wars? Have you not thought about those people affected by plagues and famine? I’d say you’re lucky because you’re even able to read this article in the first place; you have a computer. Those people I mentioned earlier scarcely have food to eat, let alone a computer. If you actually consider committing suicide in this state, what more if you’re in their shoes?
There are plenty of things to be thankful about. Try to see the white part of your life than spending eternity with the darkest dot of it. We’re fortunate. Even those who are not so fortunate don’t consider their poverty or injuries to stay alive. They fight. If they can do it, why not us? There are a lot of good things, so much wonderful deeds to be done in this world than just wait until you die. We can live only once, why not make the most out of it? Hackneyed lines, possibly, but since people continue to be stubborn, and I admit I’m stubborn at times, that’s why it’s only fitting to keep us constantly reminded why we are here in the first place, be it accidental or planned; for the betterment of ourselves, and hopefully, of other people as well.
Saying adieu,
Arche
PS: Although I’m certain that many articles tackled this topic, I assure you I didn’t plagiarize.
I’ve known a good number of incidents like this; people actually wanting to die because of their problems, people wanting to end their lives using their own hands, which is simply disappointing. Not only this shows that mankind’s personality has weakened, but I perceive suicide as unethical. Now please don’t go berserk on me and say to my face, or rather, to my blog, that I don’t know what I’m talking about, that I have no idea what you’ve been through. Yes, I certainly know nothing of your problems, but I do know one thing. Everyone has problems. I have problems. Even babies have problems.
You see, having problems is inevitable. We have no control of our external environment; it is constantly being distorted by the decisions of other people, and unless you have some sort of a gizmo that can psychologically control humanity, then there’s nothing we can do about it. The best we can hope for is improvements within ourselves, and hopefully, improvements of other people through us. Life is unfair, so we should get used to it.
I believe that as man constantly lives with his current scenario, no matter how ugly or dull it is, he eventually learns to adapt to it, making it a commonplace for the likes of him, which is proven. Man learned how to make clothes and make shelter to withstand natural disasters. Man learned to cook and eat food to nourish and sustain himself. This is a natural human instinct; to survive. However, due to some emotional turmoil, which just exists in our hypothalamus, some of us lost this precious instinct and loses his will to live.
So… is some kind of emotional breakdown enough to beat you? Is it only what it takes to make you give up in life? I expected better to how far mankind is willing to go to make things better. Frankly, I don’t see any advantages of being suicidal at all. I see being suicidal as:
1. Cowardice / Weakness. I’m sorry in case I’ve been harsh, but logically speaking, killing yourself off to “get rid of your problems” is simply being a coward. Not only you weren’t able to solve your problem, you just also showed how weak you are. Now, if you’re going to give me the typical excuse that “you don’t care,” then I don’t see why you’re living here in the first place. Suicidal people usually complain why their lives are hard, and I think I know the answer. It’s because life itself is hard. Living here on earth is not paradise, and this is the basic idea of living. We suffer to see the good parts of our lives. We cry to know how it feels to be happy. We withstand the terrible heat and cold to know how it feels to be warm. We make mistakes to know what is right. No pain, no gain. This is absolutely true. If it’s all good things, then we won’t even know what “good” means.
This is just a matter of how we view things. In my own perspective, I see problems as a part of life, as a challenge. Yes, it makes my life a bit hard, but what will I gain if I just whine all day about why my life is difficult? Will I get a million dollars for crying all day? What if I just stand on my feet accept that things work this way, and do something to make myself feel better? Yes, it’s hard, but very rewarding in the end. It’s just how far you’re willing to run to reach the goal. The strong-willed brings home the bacon; the coward takes the trash.
2. Selfishness. Unless you want to die to give some space for the future people to live on, then I see being suicidal as being selfish. People actually take their own lives because they say they’ll be relieved of their problems, leaving their unfinished business to others. Isn’t it a bit rude? Like, when you commit suicide because you can’t bear being broken hearted by the girl who broke up with you, I think you know what will happen. Your parents will be devastated, and the girl will be haunted with grief and guilt. Is this what you want, to give misery for those people you left? As I said, I see suicide as unethical. You hurt other people for your own “benefit,” if that’s what you call it.
If you kill yourself, what would be the use of it to anyone? Won’t you consider what fear you will instill upon the hearts of those around you if you commit this crime? You refuse to help others, you escape from your obligations as a human being, a part of the biological ecosystem. Doesn’t this make suicide synonymous with being self-centered? I sincerely hope you got what I mean.
Some people say that “they don’t have a reason to live,” that’s why they end their lives. Before you convince yourself that this lie is true, have you considered those people suffering in endless civil wars? Have you not thought about those people affected by plagues and famine? I’d say you’re lucky because you’re even able to read this article in the first place; you have a computer. Those people I mentioned earlier scarcely have food to eat, let alone a computer. If you actually consider committing suicide in this state, what more if you’re in their shoes?
There are plenty of things to be thankful about. Try to see the white part of your life than spending eternity with the darkest dot of it. We’re fortunate. Even those who are not so fortunate don’t consider their poverty or injuries to stay alive. They fight. If they can do it, why not us? There are a lot of good things, so much wonderful deeds to be done in this world than just wait until you die. We can live only once, why not make the most out of it? Hackneyed lines, possibly, but since people continue to be stubborn, and I admit I’m stubborn at times, that’s why it’s only fitting to keep us constantly reminded why we are here in the first place, be it accidental or planned; for the betterment of ourselves, and hopefully, of other people as well.
Saying adieu,
Arche
PS: Although I’m certain that many articles tackled this topic, I assure you I didn’t plagiarize.
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