I don't intend to start gossiping today but as the case is, I don't have anything to talk about other than this and besides, it became a discussion last night amongst us. Things are really happening in the world that we can't even hear of it if we don't know what is going on especially tuning in the radio or TV to listen to the News. Among the problems of people are frustration and depression.
Many people are frustrated and depressed that we just need to look up to such people so they don't take drastic steps but what does it implies if all you could think of is death? When someone dies, that is the end of the Journey. So why would you choose to commit suicide instead of opening up to people so they can at least help you.
I don't think if you have heard of the young man who jumped into the Lagos Bridge days ago? I mean someone jumping into a big deep lagoon just like that. If you have pass through that place, you would know how deep and wide the lagoon is. I don't seem to know its end because driving in a car alone takes more than twenty minutes to pass through it.
According to news, he was even married with an 11 months old child, also an Ordinary National Diploma (OND) holder. He was seen sitting on a handrail of the Lagos Bridge for some minutes. I guess different thoughts must have been running through his mind or perhaps his mind was stiffened and his only focus was to die through that means. My concern here was someone filming him while he was at the verge of taking his life. The 30 seconds video was a voice of a guy asking what was wrong and stood there filming instead of saving him until he jumped into the big lagoon. What a pity!
To me, I can never pity such individual. Well, he is gone and the world continues. I am only concerned about his wife and the little innocent child who would live her life without a father and when she grows up and hears of her father's death, don't you think she would be sad? He was frustrated and depressed and didn't open up to his family. Why?
He was only 25 years old and I wonder what has life shown him that would warrant such steps. What has he seen or not seen yet that he concluded jumping into a river would close his chapter.
I was saying to my friends last night that God will never bring a problem that will make me think of killing myself. Aside from incurable diseases which I think death would be the only option or perhaps there would be a miracle, I still want to oppose it that committing suicide isn't the next option. When death comes itself, let it take you and not you taking your own life.
Depressed? Frustrated? Common, you should talk to someone. At least there would still be that one person who would help you out. Think about the family you are leaving behind in the moment of thinking of suicide. Reach out to someone at least.
The guy never opened up according to his family and all what he had in mind was to end his life even if he was smiling and happy with his family before that day.
It really pained me because no one could help him even when he was being filmed. Those ones would continue their lives and the one who is dead is gone forever. This is life for you. There are those who are ready to keep looking at you till you enter into the pit and all they would say is "what a pity!" They will mourn you and after some days, it's gone. Life moves on.
Taking your life is another sin to God, you should know that. Why take your life when you can't create it?
Everyone goes through frustration and depression and they come out of it. They learnt to live by it and through the help of people, they were able to scale through. There is no problem without a solution unless you decide you don't want any for yourself.
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|December 18, 2021|
Depression is so real, and I watched the video too and it was so saddening.
The best things is to encourage people and check on them. We can use this Christmas to send gift to loved one. Those little thing might touch the hearts of those who might be feeling depressed