Recently, I've stumbled upon a piece of news that made me terribly sad and angry. An Oxford student committed suicide by hanging. He was 21 years old, he was bright and friendly but he was overwhelmed by sadness and disappointment. His Twitter profile showed signs of depression. He tried to warn us. He tried to reach for support. How could this happen?
Who is to blame?
How can friends or family members see that their beloved one has thoughts such as: "Who I’d like to meet: God — just to ask him what I’ve done wrong." and not do anything to prevent the tragedy?
How many times did I feel like I had reached the end of the road? How many times did I write about emptiness and despair? How many times did my so-called close ones worry about me? Never. They thought that my behavior was either childish, either temporary. Or, even if they really believed that I didn't find a purpose in life anymore, they still let me fight my demons all by myself, arguing that: "You're strong enough. I know you won't do it."
How can you risk a life just like that? How can you love someone and not take them seriously? How can you judge them by your own mentality? How can you not see when they ask for your help? How can you be so ignorant?
But this is not about me. This is about all those lost souls who desperately try to find something or someone to hang on and nobody gives a damn. This is about all those who are begging for our humanity. Have we really lost our humanity? Have we really died as humans?
There are still some of us who still care, who still try to make a difference, who still love mankind and who still find the time to save lives. Please read this wonderful text and learn from this young man how to save a life.
"Nothing can stop you from turning dust into rainbows, from drying people's tears."
OPEN YOUR EYES! OPEN YOUR HEART! BE HUMANE!
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