Wanted, someone who could come up with a solution to save over 800,000 lives a year from around the world. Whoever is gifted enough to have the right idea will really deserve to be among the greatest people on earth.
Who knows, maybe one day some pharmaceutical company will develop an anti-suicide pill, at least for that crucial moment, but the effect will have to last, as the majority will try a second or a third time.
Depression, terminal illness, financial problems, separation, etc., drive people to commit such a horrible act on themselves.
No matter how rich they were or what their occupation was, famous people did it, men of faith did it, even a child of six years old, the youngest ever recorded hanged himself to the handle of a fridge because of his parents’ divorce.
People from all walks of life, when they couldn’t hold on any longer to the load they were carrying chose the only quick way out of this world. For them it’s rest in peace, but for their families it’s another story, a story filled with what could I have done and didn’t do to make him change his mind.
Some do it in the heat of the moment, others may have been planning for a long time, even preparing a letter for their loved ones, so in a secluded spot they go to carry out their own execution.
What a contrast, a sick person may do anything possible to heal himself through great sacrifices, while these people ruin their lives in a flash.
You must have raw courage to condemn yourself to die and be your own executioner.
Some do it silently drinking a glass of pesticide, leaving no mess behind.
Others do it with bang.
You have to be part of the miracle by agreeing to be helped. If you refuse help, it’s a lost battle
Over 40 years ago, a man who used to be a local feast and fireworks fanatic, but when not even the annual celebrations could change his depressive moods he spared some fireworks for himself.
Those who all of a sudden go through an unfortunate experience that could trigger their mind to end their lives,can only be saved by meeting the right angel at the right time, who mightmake them change their mind either with the right words or because now they are not alone and couldn’t carry outtheir plan.
When although you are taking your medication for depression and you don’t have any problems or worries and you’re still feeling dull and useless, it’s time you find immediate help to clear the cobwebs off your mind.
Ninety per cent of people who take their own lives are people who suffer from depression. So if a family member or a friend you know is one of them, it’s good to be sure they are taking their medication and not left alone for long periods of time.
When life becomes so unbearable it is easy to fall in that trap, when there’s nothing to look forward to and one is persistently bored, bringing up the subject of suicide and discussing it openly, is one of the most helpful things you can do to help that person and you may even save his life.
Get as much information on this subject as you can so you will be able to help out in a more professional way.
It’s a pity people don’t turn to God in that crucial moment as faith moves mountains – knock and you shall be heard.
You have to be part of the miracle by agreeing to be helped.
If you refuse help, it’s a lost battle.
May the Lord have mercy on those who finally decide to give up on their life and help their families to overcome their pain and anguish.
Alfred Gauci Tonna is a democratic Maltese patriot.