double-take
During dinner, J mentioned a friend, s* was contemplating suicide. Her thin wrists are mutilated with vile-looking scars. J looked so grave that I joked halfheartedly that surely cuts made on the underside of the palm are rather feeble attempts at suicide. Later in the showers, I thought about s* and concluded that death is not a foolproof 'get it off my back' solution. What will happen to you after you've passed through the black veil to the passage no one knows? There's no orientation courses for the afterlife to prep or industry experts to speak to. I mean, death is leaving a mess behind for a greater mess beyond but this time, you're doing it alone. There's no family, friends, shrinks or anyone at all you can turn to. Well, maybe there are but we won't know for sure, would we? Everything has a begining and an end. I don't believe that people or animals and bugs for that matter, fizzle into nothingness when they move on. Hence, a person still has to account for his or her actions unlike the free & easy solution suicide suggested. Furthermore, ending your life for a split moment's of setback is a poor way of repaying your parents, friends and everyone who have loved you.
I know i'm in no position to judge s* but i hope that the greater powers will bless her and save her soul.
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