Please Don't Kill Yourself

In the hectic, busy world that we live today it is no wonder why many people feel tired and worn out. There is that "just can't be bothered to get up in the morning" feeling. It surprises us when people who seemingly have everything going for them, decide to all of a sudden, commit suicide. On the outward these individuals have money, they have endless possesions, they have fame. Millions of people admire them and yet deep down inside they are struggling. It's hard for us, who are watching them, to understand what the problem is. After all they have everything - or do they?

To numb the pain, they gunk down bottles of prescription drugs .They go under the surgeons knife to sculpt themselves into what they think the world wants to see. Then afterwards, when things go wrong and they look hideous, the very world that they fought to impress now laughs at them - what a waste of time and money. A grapple for acceptance and yet never, ever achieving it.

What we all really want is to be happy in our soul - the deepest point of our existence. The first step is realising that you will never achieve that happiness from external things like people or possessions. Yes, they add to your life and give you a smile on occasion but if your dependency is on them, it is guaranteed that you will always wind up disappointined. It’s dangerous to place your life on people and possesions. Losing either of them leaves you feeling like you can’t make it anymore.

Get rid of this mentality - ‘I would die if I didn’t have you’ or ‘You are everything to me’ or ‘without my fans I would be nothing.’ Those thoughts are suicide. In the past month actress Sandra Bullock has experienced intense media scrutiny regarding her marriage. We can only imagine what she might be going through. However, regardless of her final decision i.e. whether to stay in her marriage or not, she will still go on with her life. She can still find happiness within herself.

You are precious and special. God didn’t make you just so that you could kill yourself. Ok you lost someone close to you. Ok they hate your movie. Ok they didn’t give you the job. Ok, he/she cheated on you and they're leaving. But guess what? There is still some fight left in you! Don’t you dare kill yourself. The world is waiting for you.