Suicides

Another supermodel committed suicide. Such an insult to the term supermodel. There's nothing super or model about ending one's life, is there?

What drives people to suicide? The psychiatrists claim depression as the leading cause. And that makes me wonder how a perfectly endowed human being in terms of body and mind would end up feeling depressed. There are millions of others who are uglier, poorer and struggling to get that elusive break in life. Shouldn't they have more reasons to kill themselves?

Ultimately suicide is probably the most selfish act that a human being can commit. There must be some kind of allure to the thought of how people will react to one's death. Will the unloving boyfriend repent? Will the lost fans come back? Will it make front page news or at least a few column centimeters in the city news section?

But most often nobody really cares. I'm sure the boyfriend, far from repenting, is cursing her for making his life hell. The fans who are as fickle as they come are just enjoying the sordid details. And the media will move on to the next big catastrophe as soon as it happens.

So what has been achieved? Nothing. If at all, only undesirable reactions. What if the attempt had been unsuccessful like so many of them are? She would have gone on living. She would have continued being miserable while pretending all is well. She would have been forced to take treatment for her depression. And probably she would have been better off. Anything would be better than dead actually. Because it's only when alive that one can take action and show appreciation. Action to improve and appreciation for how one is better off than others. As dead, one is worse than useless.

There's a lot of talk about how such people need understanding and support. My feeling is that they have too much of that already which makes them too dependent on it in the first place. If they would have had a few lesser people giving them that support which actually weakens them, they would probably have become tougher.

Ultimately self-pity has only one cure - total and complete dismissal. Because that's the only thing that doesn't fuel it further. And if the self-pity is self-sustaining then such people are pitiable anyway. And who best to give one that pity but oneself? Don't they love themselves so much anyway? At least they can be self-fulfilled in one way!

To all the people who contemplate suicide I have just one thing to say. Life is a great big joyride. Enjoy the thrill. Don't jump off the roller-coaster. It serves no purpose. Wait till it rolls into the stands and you will feel accomplished. It's not so bad. Close your eyes and scream if you like. But more importantly see the five year old in the next seat having the time of his life and find courage. It can only come from within.