Absconding Life
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.”
~ Aristotle
The past twenty-four hours have indeed been strange. It was yesterday afternoon that I learned from Sam that a friend of her's and aquaintance of mine decided to escape the world by taking her own life earlier in the day. I have only experienced this situation less than a handful of times during my life - and thankfully nobody I was extremely close to. Regardless, in each case I am left confounded; my soul aches with a myriad of wrestling emotions - leaving me with very little words to say. I just can't understand.
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Kal, I am deeply sadden to hear this news. It is a tragety.
Sorry, "tragedy" ...correct spelling.
Hey, Alan. Here's a follow-up to your post. The memorial for our mutual friend was yesterday. It was, as expected, difficult and emotionally-draining. But Amy T. gave a very moving eulogy, and The Friends got together and planned an awesome "post-memorial" memorial in the way SM would have wanted it - at festive Mattito's, complete with wet bar, Mexican buffet, iTunes, a video montage, and off-the-cuff remembrances of SM. It was far more upbeat than the funeral service and was actually quite healing... a start to celebrating her life rather than remembering the gruesome and senseless circumstances of her death.
I think I might want something similar when I go....
Samantha, my deepest condolences for this loss to you and your friends. Although I did not know this young woman, I have for days now thought about this event since it hit so close to home.
I too once came very close to ending it all. Thank goodness, I had a split second clear moment to realize that I need to go to the doctor. They discovered I was in a menopause state due to birth control shots I was receiving every three months. I fell into a deep depression and with other challenging circumstances at the time, I fell into a dark hole and I could not seem to find my way out.
I am going to write a post on my site in the next week or so about suicide and the aloneness one must feel to come to that point. I am so very sorry for this loss of a beautiful life.
Thank goodness, Viola, that you found a split second of clarity! I look forward to reading the post on your blog.
Kal, you may read, "Hope, There Is Always Hope!", if you so desire.
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