Hard times

Everyone has hard times. Duh, right? Some people have harder times than others. Some still, have hard times that last so long that they start to think that it will never end. People in these situations are often added to suicide statistics. Selfish people...

How could I possibly say that about someone who was driven to take their own life? How could I say that about someone who was so desperate that they thought death was the only escape? Simple...

One thing that has always been clear to me is that suicide is never an option. The effect of this on the people left behind is too terrible for me to even consider. Even with my current state of mind, where I cannot seem to accept that anyone truly cares for my well being, I still realize that this would, if not ruin, permanently scar some of the peoples lives that are close to my own.

What about those people that all the suicidal teens had left behind. What about all the best friends that they abandoned. The best friends that were going through the same things. The best friends that needed someone to run to, but have been left with no one, because that someone gave up on life.

Tragic for the dead, yes, but more tragic for those that he/she left behind. Life is always hard, and I know that it is EXTREMELY hard for some. Taking your life only makes it harder for the ones that you leave behind. Before even considering suicide, you should look at the lives you effect, and REALLY think. "How are they going to be effected by my death," If just for a small moment, forget the idea that the world would be better off without you (which is NOT true), and try realizing that some one you know, may need you, may look up to you, may love you.

-GILT-