a warped gift

:: ::  Mull over this.

But first, you’ll need to suspend judgment on the morality of the act of self-destruction.

A man is catastrophically depressed. He has suffered irreparable damage to his future outlook. He is intent on ending his own life. Despite knowing that his passing will cause great pain to those he leaves behind, he nevertheless wants to be remembered fondly. In this indescribably difficult time, he’s also thinking about others.

Now, consider these points.

:: The last minutes of a person’s life before summoning the strength and will to end it must be extremely sad and horrendous.

:: A common cause of suicide is lack of a purpose or self worth. Living in his own universe, he may reason that the outcome of his suicide is not singularly about the loss of a life – albeit his own. His exit has the potential to save lives – very possibly the lives of children in desperate need of organs. What he leaves behind can help so many people. By ending his own pain – which is also burdensome to loved ones – he can save quite a few people who desperately WANT to live.

The suicide of a loved one must be an almost impossible event to accept. Mucho has been said about the selfishness of this act. But I have to say that, warped as his reasoning and the universe he is living in may be, such a gesture (even with all its built-in ethical and moral dilemmas), has the potential to somehow assist in the healing process for those left behind to know that his death did help save other lives.

Remember, his decision is made and his chosen time of exit is inevitable. Who is to say that people who have reached the point of suicide would not heavily prefer  to save other lives on their way out?

Spread a little life with his death, if you will.

O.K.  Go ahead, bone away. I’m not expecting any cupcakes.