Seeing a young person’s photo on the rip photo editor just breaks my heart..especially when it is a suicide...it makes me think that what really was the issue here that the youngster was forced to embrace death rather than keep living..the mind straight away goes to the fact that the young person had so much to live, so much to see and so much to experience..but why did this person selected to end their misery by giving up on life altogether? What was so grave that it felt that the issues they had had no solutions at all? The reasons for suicide attempts by children are nothing short of shocking and well, sad.
Study pressure: There are so many students that commit suicide out of sheer pressure of studies..pressure created by their parents, by the society, by the schools or colleges. Nowadays, studies have become a rat race..the intended purpose of studying was to gain knowledge..but now, it is all about marks, competitions, best schools/colleges, etc. I fail to understand that there are so many expectations from these little young minds? Why don’t people understand that no two people are the same..why do people fail to understand that everyone does not have the capacity to study as much as some students do because their real destiny lies elsewhere. I fail to understand the mindset of some parents too..who levy their ambitions on their children. Why is it so hard to understand that a child has their own personality and choices and they should have the liberty to choose what they want in life? Regularly, cases of suicide under pressure have been reported by the students of tenth grade, twelfth grade, college students, etc.
Bullying: Bullying is one of the most toxic habits of a human being as it not only affects another human being, but it could also damage the lives of others. Reports of students or elders committing suicide as a result of bullying by others have been highlighted time and again. We as human beings should understand that bullying is absolutely unacceptable in any circumstances whatsoever..we should understand that our harsh words can negatively affect anyone’s mind..especially the ones who are vulnerable..so, we should always be careful about not hurting anyone’s sentiments and even if we do, we should definitely do damage control.
Unrequited love: Unrequited love is also one of the many reasons for early suicide..be it unacceptance of proposals or parents not agreeing on the relationships of their kids, unrequited love has lead to many suicides. We should understand that love is a very pure and pious feeling of all..so it should be spread amongst all, but sometimes the love you have for someone might not be reciprocated in the way you want or like..so, isn’t it better to find love in the place that respects and accepts you the way you are? This way you will both give and receive love from your loved ones. Also, parents should understand that not accepting the relationships of your children might make you lose your own child altogether..so, try to keep an open mind when it comes to your child loving someone.
It is a very sad state of affairs that so many young lives are lost just because of situations that can be easily altered..the kind of trauma and mental stress these youngsters face is not even imaginable..so, shouldn’t we try to make our world a little more liveable and a little more stress-free?
Expectations are the root cause of stress that leads to suicides, depression, mental trauma, etc..so, why not eradicate the habit to levy expectations on others and why not work on ourselves to become better human beings?