Someone Just Jumped From The Balcony

Philippines
January 27, 2011 5:57am CST
When I was still living at my previous residence, I witnessed a suicide by one of the tenants in that place. It was a condo and there were a lot of foreigners there. I would often hear people screaming and cursing at night, mostly Fridays, whenever I'm hanging out at our balcony smoking my @ss off to frenzy. Sometimes there were even plates shattering and other objects I couldn't recognize being thrown from one point solid to the walls and floors. But all these are nothing compared to that suicide I've witnessed. I came home at around 2am from another night out with friends. When I got to our terrace, I saw a lot of S.O.C.O.'s (Scene Of Crime Operatives) investigating the balcony just a floor below my place. Then I looked at one point and saw someone faced down with his head swimming with his own blood which is splattered on the floor. I was drunk at the time and I rushed at the bathroom to puke, leaving my already lit cigarette at my balcony. Then I went back when I was feeling a lot better. I took a look again. That, by far, is the worst sight I had ever seen in front of me all my life. The next day, the whole suicide was a hit downstairs. Even the guards were talking about it. I heard that the man was a seaman and he jumped because he saw his wife sleeping with another guy. That's an awful sight, going home from a stressful work and seeing your wife sleeping with another guy. But is it really reasonable to end your life upon encountering such a situation? I mean, if I was the guy, I would have just broken the other guy's wrist or something and then file a divorce. What do you think? What could you have done?
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3 responses
@djbtol (5493)
• United States
28 Jan 11
People sure do make a mess of their lives. Having an incident like that once in a lifetime is plenty, I would say.
• Philippines
28 Jan 11
You can't really blame him. He may have witnessed something he didn't want to.
• United States
28 Jan 11
I have experienced being betrayed at one point in my life. The guy slept with someone I know of. Before that thing happened, I thought it is common and acceptable. But then when it happened to me, my world shattered. I loved him more than anything in this world. It took me 3 years to move on. I am ok now. Nothing makes a good reason to end my own life. He deserves that woman he slept with. I deserve better than that.
• Philippines
28 Jan 11
Just as I figured. Women deal with these better than men do. I've been cheated before too by my ex-gf with my friend. I wrecked his car as a payback. It's all in the part now so I'm all good. Dodged a lawsuit at the time, though.
@csabiCZ (194)
• North Korea
27 Jan 11
Wow,interesting story. If i would be in a situation like the other guy i wouldn't jump from a balcony just because i saw my wife sleeping with someone else.First i would try to talk to my wife about the incident and maybe she regrets it and don't do such a thing again. If my wife doesn't loves me anymore and she doesn't want to live with me,i would be very depressed but still i wouldn't end my life. Life is a gift,and it's precious,maybe i could find someone else to live with,a better women who don't cheat on and it's loyal. When i love someone,respect her and i'm loyal to her i always expect that she also will be loyal to me.
• Philippines
27 Jan 11
Unfortunately, that is the reality today: everyone cheats or has a tendency to cheat. I saw women at first as honest and innocent when it comes to this but as I grew older, that thought had become a mere fantasy. Even on television, the news tell of women who cheat. I guess we can't avoid the fact and all we can do is accept it happens and pray that we won't encounter the same mishap the guy did.