Before You Resort To Suicide

Posted on by Barack K'Owili
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Life has a way of pushing even the strongest of us down to the depths of despair,
When we feel and conclude there is nothing else we can do,
And when thus pressed,
Some of us resort to murdering the very person they are supposed to primarily care for—themselves.

Before you resort to suicide,
Please convince us that no one is going to be hurt in the process,
Make me believe that out of more than eight billion of us,
No one wants to see you again.

Before you resort to suicide,
Make me believe that your problem is beyond solution,
Is it worse than World Wars I & II?
Can it outshadow the Battle of Waterloo or the global economic crises?

Before you resort to suicide,
Let me believe that you have outwitted all possible solutions,
Have you called me, and did I refuse to pick up your call?
Have you called everyone in your address book, and did they all agree to attend your funeral?

Before you resort to suicide,
Explain to me how you have made arrangements of comfort for that single mother,
She has tried her best to provide for you, but her best is not good enough,
Can’t you go hard and relieve her pain, too?
Or at least stand by her side and go through it together.

Before you resort to suicide,
Please convince me that all who graduated magna cum laude are on the high table,
Make me believe, or even half believe, that everyone who failed in class cannot make it in life,
Have you checked the papers of those who have made it?
Do your research, but you won’t be surprised that life has generously rewarded disciplined Ds and heavily punished acrobatic As.

Before you resort to suicide,
Are you sure they really loved you? Are they worth dying for?
Don’t you think their betrayal has proved they were manipulating you?
I bet you’re still lovable, and you can jump high in the pecking order by working on yourself.

Before you resort to suicide,
Just remember it is okay to cry out for help,
Better to be deemed weak but safe than to feign bravery and push yourself to the cold grave,
Don’t rob us of the privilege of seeing you at the top and being inspired by your endurance.

Before you resort to suicide,
Tell us how removing oneself from the equation of life will solve the problem,
If the problem is rent, how will your absence solve it?
Maybe you should remember this: you are not the problem,
Piling bills could be…,
Academic failure could be…,
A toxic relationship could be…,
Poverty could be…,
Don’t you realize that by committing suicide, you are solving the wrong problem? You make it appear that you were the problem, yet something else is.
Please solve the problem, not yourself!

And if your hand is itching for some rope, I hope it becomes the skipping rope,
Oh yes, get down and drain those rising cortisol like someone would wring a piece of cloth,
There are better days ahead,
Those days will look good with you present,
As you retell the story, that against all odds you decided to wait,
Marching through the camp of the last enemy, conquering and to conquer.

And when you don’t know what else to do, look to the one who put your pieces back together again, the one who brings joy to your troubled mind again.

The Heralds – Broken and Still

23 thoughts on “Before You Resort To Suicide”

  1. Heey this was really nice and I have shared it widely….it about time that people speak out about suicide before it even happens…may God bless you for this and ps I’d really like to work with you I am a health care worker in making.

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  7. Men are the species in the whole universe that is mostly affected by this menace. The egocentric nature of men contributes much to the highest state of affairs. They are not aware that ego is a recipe for pride that in most cases used by the devil against them. Humility is needed in order to avert this. If you can’t share things with men, share with God. 1John 5:7, this is the assurance.

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Published by Barack K'Owili

I strive to live up to my purpose in Life: "To Write and Speak what people need to hear (Not necessarily what they want to hear). My Mantra: "What is worth doing at all is worth doing well." ML 219.4