12 September, 2014

Suicide isn’t a panacea

Life has so much to do within a wink of life-span. For parents, their children have to be grown up and educated to stand on their own feet. For children, their parents bear a mountain of hopes that their children would someday grow up to provide walking stick when old. These are sheer simple things of life. More of it, the life has in its bucket. Life has to go on irrespective of the hurdles in our way stumbling us and walls that are unsurmountable. We should craft our ways to pass the hurdles and climb up the walls that are in our way. Life is such; neither the bed of roses nor the bed of thorns. Life has its tides, we must hold stronger to keep ourselves standing along the wavy ocean ride of life. The stronger the waves across ocean of life we travel, smoother we would sail along in life. It takes fortitude and perseverance, the twin passports to keep life going. While we must have fear to be cautious, we shouldn’t succumb to it.  

In life, suicide isn’t solution in itself. The suicide has become rampant over time. It now appears that suicide is fashioned as solutions for numerous problems in life. Especially, this appears to be the case with youths. In a speck of few months, there are lots flashing out on suicide and attempting to suicide cases. The students when beaten by teachers pick up suicide as solution to it. The lovers when couldn’t make through due to objections from parents find suicide as solution to it. The victims of the rape find suicide as solution to it. It has become an easy solution to life’s struggles. It has become a fashion for many youths. And this isn’t the right thing they’re doing at the end in life’s verdict. Their passing in this way isn’t bravery either. Their death isn’t noble in any way. Their death in this fashion is the most miserable option.
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 In religious terms, life is precious and invaluable. Nothing can buy life of a person. Suicide taking one’s life isn’t justice to the merits accumulated for eons to have born in human’s realm, the best of all. Suicide isn’t a religious act either.

The numbers are increasing, it is becoming a concern. For teachers and parents, it is all becoming stone-hard difficult to raise them up and plant in them the life-lessons. Parents can’t put them on track even if heart sees their children veering off. Teachers can’t usher their students through the peaceful aisle of life even if they sees their students off track. The fear of suicide would keep their hearts melted never solidifying again. As pay-off for their hard work and noble intentions, they may see their lives behind bars for doing their duties. They’ve to reconsider their actions as their actions could be an easy button for suicide.

It’s a time, parents change conventional methods of bringing up their children. The current way appears not-for-present-generation way of growing children. In the same line, teachers might have to reconsider their present pedagogies  around teaching and educating students.

While Bhutan is less risk zone for endemic ebola virus, suicide is becoming contagious among youths and this is a plague that parents, teachers and nations as a whole needs to see through the lens of present generation and magnify the solution areas to see it clear in the future vision of nation.


23 comments:

  1. I think some of our news reporters need to learn from you on how to give light to such issues. I have been praying somebody to bring this up. You did it at right time. And the very recent case left me sad. I was wondering why god hasn't given instinctive power for those victims to hope that life has much good things that they have never tasted. Very sad bro. Anyway hope your post will be read by as many Bhutanese as possible which actually will give social message for them

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    1. I feel there is a better alternative than suicide. I am also aware that it is easy to preach than practice but if one really want to practice that is preached, it isn't impossible either. While, it could be be hard to negate the cases, definitely we can minus the figure that I feel is increasing. Thanks for the visit bro.

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  2. What's the saying? "Suicide is a permanent issue to a temporary problem." For someone suffering from clinical depression, though, it isn't quite that simple. Very well put! We definitely don't need young people thinking it's something to do because other people are doing it.

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    1. Stephanie Faris, thanks for visiting my blog. I feel that the suicide shouldn't be sought as solution to a problem. Thanks.

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  3. Great post Sangay....Not just in Bhutan in India also suicide rates are becoming higher and higher...the youth are becoming more and more disillusioned with life..we cant blame anyone, the world is like that..but we can take measures to stop it..we can help people who are depressed, never ignore them..sometimes a simple word is enough to change the life of a person..well written Sangay..see, this is the power of the pen......

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    1. Anthira, it's true that suicide is rampant in India. It has become more of trend to seek solution in suicide for any problems in life. Thanks for the comment.

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  4. Suicide is a difficult issue. Many people can't see beyond the problems they have and realize that they are temporary.

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    1. Sherry, I agree suicide is a difficult issue surrounding our society. It becomes an issue when they see it as solution to their problems, which isn't true. Thanks for leaving comment and ya visit next time.

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  5. This is sad to hear and simply unbearable. My prayers to those who have departed from this world. May they be reborn. RIP.

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    1. Dumcho sir, I join with you in wishing them peaceful afterlife. RIP. Thanks for the visit.

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  6. Sangay sir you really came with a topic that is becoming one of the top issues in media papers now and then...YOu have really gone into the situations and related the issues to the furthest...nice reading your article

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    1. Thanks sancha sir for dropping by and reading my post. It is always an inspiration for me. I feel the suicide case is increasing and there is a national call to see through, how we could put down the figure. thanks.

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  7. Interesting post!not many people bring this up.Here in norway we have the same problem..but here ..not because of poberty Its because of high ambitions!Always be strong-always do it nice always have the best clothes images body faces..I do not dare think of the future in this Internet time..Where reality is gone..If we only could use it as a tool and not get the feeling someone is always better..I think the best thing for the future is to begin at home.Parents.Involve themselves more in the activity of their child.Rich or not.One should always take most care of ones breed..family and loves ones..If one do so..i think less suicide would emerge..thanx for nice post!Really like I found you!Have a happy peacful weekend!
    Anita

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    1. Anita, thanks for reading my post and leaving your comment. Suicide is issue in many countries. It seems many suffered myopic sight to have submitted their lives to suicide, which isn't solution at the end of the day. Thanks.

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  8. Sangay Sir, I am in the sate of bewilderment because I am just wondering how people can cut their precious life short. For me even a little pinch is great pain. Any ways the unfortunate has happened, but let us try to prevent in future rather crying over split milk. RIP, RIP, RIP.

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    1. Norbu sir, you're right. There is nothing we could do over the spilt milk. We need to work on how number could be reduced. Thanks for the visit la.

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  9. The article you wrote is going to be remainder to fragile people who can be the victim of suicide. It will appear as message to all people whoever read it. Sir keep it up for bringing relevant topic to the forum.

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    1. Thanks Jigme, for stopping by and leaving comment. If this message could be heard, my reason for posting this article is done. Thanks.

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  10. I have lost family member to suicide...such a tragedy. Clinical depression can be debilitating. I hope for more continued awareness so that people are not ashamed to seek help. Thank you for this post Sangay.

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    1. I think awareness is required to make them understand that there are ample alternatives to keep going in life. Thanks for the visit.

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  11. Sangay, you have written an amazing post. Thank you for speaking out on this distressing topic. Suicide is such a hopeless and despairing act. What a coincidence, we both wrote about suicide on Friday. I think sometimes, people will do anything to just stop the pain and anguish they are suffering. Suicide has become like a plague in northern Canada too. It is very sad. Sometimes one person can turn another away from suicide by being at the right place at the right time. We have to be ready to intervene when we suspect that someone may be thinking about it. There is hope, if only you can get through the blackness. There is sunshine and joy around the corner, but people thinking about suicide just can't see it. Have a happy, sunshiny day tomorrow, Sangay!

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    1. Thanks Fundy for your beautiful comment. Yes, suicide is distressing topic. It shouldn't be fashioned as solution for problems. Keep visiting. Thanks.

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  12. I heard that from our religious point of view, taking our own life is one of the biggest sin. Moreover they must think it over before they commit suicide...They think that it is easy to commit suicide but they don't realize how much their parents would have struggled in bring them up to that stage and how much their families will suffer after his/her demise. So I feel that resorting to suicide is not a right practice of human being.. anyway I appreciate your concern on our youths...Great job sir....

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