The Selfishness Of Suicide
A good friend of my late wife’s has recently died of cancer. He had been suffering for some time and having gone through two cancer-related family deaths in recent years, I can understand in some ways, how his wife felt.
Some doctors were worried I might be suicidal, but I wasn’t, partly because, my wife had prepared me for the future and also because I had strong support from my son and of course, lots of others.
Sadly though, in my late wife’s friend’s case, his wife thought the best thing to do was commit suicide. I don’t think she had any idea of the number of devastated people she would leave behind her. I wish that someone had told me of the cancer, as I might have been able to say something of value. On the other hand, I probably couldn’t have done! But I have been rather down for the last few days!
Life may be very bad at times, but there is no excuse for suicide, unless possibly it is totally in agreement with all those around you.
The Anonymous Widower 
I know many folk who have attempted suicide; every single one of them I have talked to have said they did it because they believed their family, their friends and sometimes the whole world, would be a better place without them living in it. Suicide is the end point of intractable depression, just as death is the end point of intractable cancer.
I agree it leaves people devastated, but there is nothing the people left behind could have done to make the person change their mind about the suicide
Comment by Liz P | April 1, 2013 |