"Suicide is painless..."

I’ve been thinking a lot about suicide lately…no I’m not considering it, but the idea of a person taking their life, as morbid and taboo as it is, interests me. I don’t think that suicide is ever a good thing. I think it is a permanent solution to a temporary problem – for the most part. I think that society and the world look down on suicide because the majority of people will never consider it; therefore, it is never approved.

But my heart goes out to those people that for some reason or another cannot escape the demons and heartaches that torment them. Those who literally hate themselves. Those who feel worthless in this world. Those who cannot see a future in which they can overcome their inadequacies. My heart goes to those that are so full of depression and self-loathing, that they cannot live a normal, productive life.

I don’t think suicide is always selfish. A lot of people take their lives because they feel that leaving this world will somehow benefit another person by breaking down a barrier of some sorts that is currently keeping the other person from progressing or reaching their full potential. It seems to always be accompanied by extreme self-hatred.

I believe that murder-suicide is ALWAYS selfish and NEVER justifiable. Take for instance Nidal Hasan, the gunman at Fort Hood who killed 13 people and injured 30 others. Or the many radical Islamic suicide bombers. They have absolutely NO human right to kill another person for the reasons they do; however, they do have the right to kill themselves if they so choose. They are NEVER doing the world, themselves, or mankind a favor by taking others with them.