Suicide...Who Are You To Judge?

Some say they are cowards, others say that they are idiots...but who are you to judge those who have reached a point in their life to where they can't imagine another day of pain?

Does it ever occur to you that, maybe, just maybe, they were surrounded by people with that exact same mindset? How could they actually talk to someone about their troubles to someone with that kind of tunnel vision?

They are NOT cowards...they simply did not see a way out.
They are NOT idiots...they just lost their way and ran out of hope.

If anyone EVER wants to try to convince me that a person that commits suicide is going to hell, I am going to ask you who you think you are to put yourself on that throne and make that kind of determination?

I don't have any idea which religion is right or wrong...but I will say that I can not fathom the idea that any God or higher power would punish someone for giving up the fight that they couldn't see winning. Who would want to devote their life to supporting anyone or anything that had the capacity to punish someone after what was obviously the lowest, most vulnerable time in their life? Certainly not me.

So, please, if not for anyone else but ME...don't EVER say anything negative about someone that loses all hope and takes their own life. Just try to understand that nobody will EVER know what went through their head during those last few weeks...days...minutes...s

econds.

I don't condone suicide...I think it's awful that anyone ever experiences it, directly or indirectly. But I also don't condone the condescending and disrespectful passing of judgement from people that are unable to realize that there was more to it than what could be seen on the outside looking in.

Have enough respect to understand that they just lost their way...and when times get tough, keep in mind that there's always a glimmer of hope somewhere down the line.
It's going to get better.


"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight."
— Khalil Gibran

(A little background: I grew up with my mom exposing me to every single church out there, trying to find the "right" one...and my dad was an atheist. My dad had two brothers that commited suicide at a young age. Maybe that will explain the strong feelings)

Originally posted on Facebook on June 4, 2009

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