The suicide of my batch mate set off a weird conversation with another friend yesterday night. When the latter heard that the guy had committed suicide, he exclaimed, "What a courageous guy!" Truly I was surprised. I asked him what is courageous about committing suicide? His angle was that normal people cannot dare touch their own lives. It really takes a lot of grit and courage to commit suicide.
Perhaps. But I believe that only the act of dying can be called 'courageous'. But everything else is actually a sign of cowardice! If someone is committing suicide and would be labelled courageous, then he or she should adopt a really gruesome means of ending one's life. That I doubt will ever happen. However, basically suicidal tendencies are a sign of ailment and they need help. Unfortunately by the time the diagnosis is done, life is done away with!
Maybe all the unfortunate who reach the decision of committing suicide, should join the army and go to the frontlines or enroll themselves in some daredevil sports where risk of life is very high. At least they'll die gloriously - if at all there is any glory in taking one's own life! Anyway all these are thoughts and talks of those who are too busy living... God alone knows what's really going on in the mind and life of the one who resorts to such 'deadly' acts.
Perhaps. But I believe that only the act of dying can be called 'courageous'. But everything else is actually a sign of cowardice! If someone is committing suicide and would be labelled courageous, then he or she should adopt a really gruesome means of ending one's life. That I doubt will ever happen. However, basically suicidal tendencies are a sign of ailment and they need help. Unfortunately by the time the diagnosis is done, life is done away with!
Maybe all the unfortunate who reach the decision of committing suicide, should join the army and go to the frontlines or enroll themselves in some daredevil sports where risk of life is very high. At least they'll die gloriously - if at all there is any glory in taking one's own life! Anyway all these are thoughts and talks of those who are too busy living... God alone knows what's really going on in the mind and life of the one who resorts to such 'deadly' acts.
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