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For
many this tragic conclusion as being the only answer to life must
lead to only one question, "Why".
Searches
done in December 1999
However,
perhaps the most overlooked is "suicide by illness".
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Suicide,
a dirty word no one wants to talk about ! Is Suicide A Spiritual Problem ? It is virtually impossible to exist without knowing someone who has committed suicide. We all empathize with anothers loss but when it hits close to home we are staggered by the event. The thing that boggles our mind is Why. "They had everything to live for." "That was nothing to kill themselves for." "I didn't know they had a problem." There are no easy answers just as there are no easy answers for the person who chooses this course of action. There are many expert opinions describing and defining all the reasons for suicide. Hundreds of publications that address virtually every aspect and detail of the psychology involved. Within these various books there are many explanations, answers and solutions yet no one has found a complete answer. Generally there seems to be a lacking or outright omission of the most crucial element as the root cause, The Spiritual Implication.
At
the risk of antagonizing many experts I will make one bold statement. From a spiritual perspective there are many factors to consider. In this reality it takes a lot of effort and energy to even exist in this physical form. The effort required to perform all our daily work requires a very substantial amount of physical energy and mental tasking. In most industrialized societies today our lives are too work oriented and our so-called leisure time is usually too much like our work. During the twentieth century we evolved into a workaholic, materialistic, frenetic cell-phone freeway rageaholics looking for instant gratification looking for answers in Things. In brief, most of us are burned out and overburdened, not because we have to, just because we think that we have to do or have to have all these things. People by nature may be many things, but, one of the most wonderful attributes of humans is that they are fun loving creatures of joy and pleasure. This is a crucial fact that we have almost forgotten how to experience joy and fullness. As a child we were completely in joy and amazement every moment, when we are in this state the thought of checking out is the farthest thing from our mind. The polar opposite occurs when we are not sustaining this joyful state and life becomes one of opting for the possibility of leaving. When things are going good everything is wonderful, when they are not it is almost certain we enter a spinning black hole from which no light can be seen. The fact that when we become completely self focused the primary reality becomes absolute darkness, the ego self turns inward with no concept of any other external reality or reason. For all those who discover the secret of just "Waiting" the results are miraculous. No matter how desperate or hopeless a situation anyone encounters there is something that will change and something will come about that will make this precious life worth living. For all who find someone in need remember just one thing, just "Listen". If you care about anyone, suicide awareness, knowledge and Help is available from many sources, most of which is free, it may save someone you love. |