A few days ago, it was announced that a young African American male committed suicide online. Approximately two hundred people watched a young man take pills to kill himself.
For what reason, I am not sure, but this is a sad, sad, sad thing.
It is shocking first, that someone would commit such an act publicly, and second that people would actually view something like this.
I wonder what was on their minds. I wonder what were they thinking while he prepared himself to die. Did they have any feelings at the time? Were they sad, or hurting for the young man?
The saddest thing about the ordeal is that no one discouraged him from killing himself. No one tried to stop him, is what I learned from my mother.
If we can allow ourselves to view such an act on the Internet without any concern, have we lost the ability to feel? Have some of us truly lost the ability to care enough for someone?
Death is a very certain thing. Suicide is considered the unthinkable and undoable. From what I know, suicide is the ultimate no no according to the Bible and/or Christian faith.
So...were there Christians watching then?? Did Christians allow this young man with a life ahead of him let their entertainment lust stop them from maybe saving someone's life?
I am not a Christian, my faith and beliefs are different. But, I can say with all of my heart that I would have spoke out to the young man. If there was a way, I would have said as much as I could to him so that he would not kill himself.
I hope that a lot of us have not reached a point where we have lost feeling in our hearts. If so, we are living in a sad and cold world. One that I would not understand.
Christopher Donshale Sims
Change Agent
1 comment:
Yes it is a sad, sad thing. From what I read about this incident, the young man had threatened suicide in the past in a similar manner and his audience thought he was just doing a "show" about suicide and was unaware he was actually intending to die.
Our world is a scary crazy place and many people seek the ultimate escape. I often wonder why more people are not "checking out" rather than endure great physical and emotional pain. I guess that they have a tiny spark of hope to carry them forward through the day. Suicide comes when hope drops to zero. - - Allen P.
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