There are different phases of life that complement one another. The absence of one of them put to question the normal status of the container. Things are either this or that. When it’s not this, it’s definitely that. There’s winter and there’s summer, sun, and rain, day and night, pain and gain, etc. The absence of these puts the normal status of the earth in question. Life itself offers two sides to every situation; the dark phase and the joyous phase (as I would prefer over the light phase). When we are faced with the positive, we hope for a long day and when faced with the other, we hope to end the day in a jiffy. When our wants are met, we pray for the lengthening of our days. When they are not, we pray for the shortening of the days. What a funny life! We are bound to face the two as we go on in the journey of life.
Over the years, humans sought to suicide as the solution to problems they can’t solve, the solution to facing the dark phases of life, and so on. One thing that remains constant is that we never wanted to die, we are just scared of our challenges that we decide to run away from them. When we ask people why they want to die, most if not all want to because they can’t solve the problem they have. You don’t want to die, you need help.
“The darkest hour is just before dawn” has been a dangling quote in our minds with only a few actually understanding the concept. Though there might be trouble in the night, joy comes in the morning. So why should you die? I liken this to the story of a young man who went through hell to get to the other side of a tunnel and 3 inches away to the exit he gave up. Why should you go through the dark phase and still lose? Is it worth it? Every life struggle is a portal to a life worth living. Don’t be a quitter. Be a testifier. Don’t use suicide as an excuse, it’s not worth it.
The biggest gift we enjoy is the joy in the gift of life. Those who have it and are grateful, live long. Those who have it, and are ungrateful, live miserably. There are others who have it and are not secured, so they pray for security. One thing common to all is willingness to keep it. Why should you take yours? You don’t want to die, you need help.
-Dice
