To all those who commit suicide

by Amrit Hallan on June 26, 2010

I’m sorry to say that I have no sympathy for you and I want to resurrect you just to give you a tight slap. Do you even realize what all it takes to raise an individual? Ask a parent. Whether you are a farmer killing yourself over multinationals or a loser youngster killing yourself over a boyfriend or a girlfriend, when you kill yourself, you also kill all those years your parents, your friends, your siblings, and these days, your Twitter, Facebook and blog friends have spent with you. Sploosh! Gone. For what? For whom? The world is unfair as it, why make it more? You don’t want to live for people who care for you, but you want to die for those who don’t.

Just a momentary rant.

http://suvrobemused.blogspot.com Suvro Chatterjee

If anything, my views are even harsher. I won’t even bother to slap the person (in case s/he survives the suicide attempt), especially given the frivolous reasons for which they are killing themselves these days. Someone doesn’t value his life highly enough, fine, good riddance: should we spare a moment to mourn the loss of such a faltu person (meaning one who is ready to give up the fight) in this overpopulated country?… as for those who do lament, the near and dear ones, I’m afraid very few lament for any reason better than that it is socially expected, and I have seen far too often how quickly a so-called loved one is forgotten…
http://www.tripinsurancestore.com Steve Dasseos

I hate the cowardly act of suicide for what it does to the surviving family members, friends & anyone who hears of it. I have had 3 cousins, a few other relatives and various friends take their own lives.

My cousin Scott shot himself on Feb. 25, 1990 and for me, a part of my life died with him. We were very close, yet he chose not to share his struggles with me. I don’t know if I could’ve helped him, but I would’ve tried to.
http://prasadkulkarni.wordpress.com Prasad Kulkarni

Nice article to start with. This is what now-a-days guys and girls don’t think of even. Such high’s and low’s are bound to come in one’s life. So why run away from it like a coward instead of facing it as a hero?

I will go one step further in saying, people who really do such things, especially students suiciding because of some boy/girlfriend or getting less percentage in school, have got less moral education from their parents. In fact parents don’t pay attention to children’s problems and put their careers ahead of their children.

In all, summing the whole thing, its not just that people who do suicide are to blame. But people who can but don’t get them out of their are also to blame. I mean, parents are supposed to have minute observation about whether their child is on the right track or not, right?