As I was watching news
the other day, there was a story about a 17 year old girl who was partially
blind in addition to being enrolled in a school where she was studying with younger
students than her. Despite her condition and the age difference between her and
her fellow students, she had a lot of hopes for her future. According to her,
she was on the road of fulfilling her dreams to becoming someone significant
and contributing something towards the well being of the society. She looked
beyond her condition moreover; her physical state was not going to stop her in
becoming what she wanted to be in life. This kept me thinking and something
deep inside me was touched. Imagining the kinds of challenges she might be
going through as a person, to top it all up with her physicals state, she till
had a positive attitude towards life.
We hear of people committing
suicide because of the stress they encounter in life, some of them don’t even
clearly define the reasons behind ending their life abruptly and most of such
cases come from people who are well physically. I find it hard to see how a
person who is perfectly normal can choose to end their life while there others
out there who in spite of their physical condition, know it in themselves that
they have a purpose in life and go to the extent of achieving great things in
life, despite of how they were born or perhaps due to an incident beyond their
control, that they are the way they are.
As human being we are
not perfect, we face certain challenges in life that are hard to cope with
sometime but, should that be the reason for hating living that much to the
extent of opting to end it? Can’t say that I truly understand the kind of
reasons that push an individual to such limits and that I have the solution to
whatever such people go through to reach such a state, one thing I know is that
no matter the kind of predicament a person finds themselves in, ending their
life is not the best possible solution. Everyone has a purpose in life; we all
have a right to live it to the fullest no matter what is ditched to us while on
the road to achieving that which we are meant to achieve while still alive.
Personally am thankful
of my physical condition, I don’t have to wait for that to change for me to
follow my dreams and achieve them, everyday I strive to make the best out of
every situation am faced with and most of all, appreciate the gift of life given
to me freely and believe there is nothing that can make me despise life that
much to the extent of getting tired of living. There people out there who regardless
of their conditions and how they are viewed by the society simply because of their
physical challenges, still make it in life.
We may never know how a suicidal person may feel or what it is that pushes them over the edge. I just try to do my best to encourage anyone who feels they alone, or can't cope even if I am just a listening ear to them.
ReplyDeleteI truly admire those with physical disabilities who face their challenges head on. They deserve to get where they intend to go, as they really work hard to achieve it.
Couldn't agree with you more, it's important to be there for someone and the thought of having a person who is willing to listen and encourage in times of difficult situations is a step towards ensuring that sucide isn't the only option.
ReplyDeletePeople like her need someone who is willing to listen. Someone who will give a portion of his/her time and extend a helping time.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's also upon all of us to start looking at such people as not being helpless and always encourage them to pursue their goals and desires in life.
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