It’s crazy to think we were all brought into this world without warning. It’s a marvel of nature that we came into being, with an ovum taking root in the womb and a fetus blossoming to form our existence. And behold, with the magic of existence, you stumbled upon this article.
Who knew? That from the fertile depths of the womb emerged a luminous ovum, it has grown to become a legendary lawyer, a brilliant scientist, a lover of your own, a best friend since high school, and the one who lovingly scoops your favorite frozen treat at the corner shop. I mean, thank God for the creation of ice cream, right?
The splendor of life is truly a sight to behold, with all its treasures of fortune, titles, love, possessions, and marvelous wonders.
Yet, alas, only those with opulence at their disposal can fully and comfortably indulge in life’s lavishness. For the breadth of living can serve as a boon to certain souls, while for others, it remains a cost too high to bear.
The ice cream I mentioned, I’d like to think it was made for all. But it remains a luxury afforded by only some, while others are left to watch from the sidelines, yearning for but never indulging in the simple treat.
Forlornly, not all individuals are granted the opportunity to experience life in the same manner as the rest. And for that, many individuals find themselves pushed so far down a hole, or to a point beyond visible horizon, that they believe they have no option but to surrender to their fate and perish.
It’s easy as one, two, and three to cite a scientific, sociological, or even a philosophical explanation for this Suicide Prevention Month piece and blabber on and on about how such complex phenomenons occur, (Like how I usually would excitedly do in any other article). The incorporation of technical jargon and citations can undoubtedly substantiate any scholarly work, as it serves as a primary basis for credibility.
However, in the process of writing this paper, I find myself in a constant state of deliberation between typing and deleting discussions from Emile Durkheim’s suicidology, to the Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior. Toiling away as I have endlessly tried to include all the relevant “factors” that purportedly drive individuals to end their own lives and make this paper seem “perfect”, I find myself feeling drained–almost defeated.
Perhaps, I should leave this kind of intellectual exercise to the scholars.
In truth, my greatest aspiration for this paper is not to present a pedagogical treatise on the subject, but rather to simply, yet desperately tell you: “𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.”
If I were to be honest, I don’t know how else to say it in the most non-harmful rhetoric way.
I’d like to tell you to hang in there, but I understand if you’re carrying too much and it’s weighing you down. I’d like to tell you to hang in there, but I understand the load of sorrow, remorse, regret, frustration, and wrath that may prove unbearable for whatever reason it may be. I’d like to tell you to hang in there, but I understand the gravity of waking up every day and having to face a society where humans, sadly, aren’t so humane, where it reeks of expectation that a failure to attain it renders one bereft of worth.
Still, I’d like to tell you to hang in there.
Because even though we live in the kind of society where an ice cream is a luxury afforded by only some, I want you to attain that simple treat someday. Not because you have treasures of fortune, titles, possessions, and marvelous wonders; but because you’re an ovum that took root in the womb, a fetus that blossomed to form existence, and most of all, a human brave enough to accept the unexpected obligation of traversing the expense of existence.
And for that you are worthy.