Suicide Doesn't Take the Pain Away, It Gives It Transfers It To Others

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Who among us hasn't entertained the idea once or twice in our life? Thankfully, something stops most of us from making that very final decision. However, some people, for reasons those of left behind cannot understand, go forward and make that commitment. Hence the term "commit suicide." I bring it up because a friend request I made a while back was recently accepted. It was a sweet gal who gave me my first Bible in high school. I can still see her angelic face in my mind. I think I messaged her when I sent the friend request to let her know I had become a believer again. I figured she would be happy. I knew I would be if I were to receive such a message! Well, after receiving the notification of the acceptance of the request, I scrolled through her page...and my heart broke into a million pieces as I discovered this amazing, sweet, giving gal had taken her own life this past summer. I read through post after post on her page of all the lives she had touched. There were so many posts of grieving friends and family who missed her. I realized that I probably touch more lives than I even realize and that a void would be left if I were to make such a permanent mistake in moment of desperation. Not that I think I WOULD, but in times of severe physical and emotional pain, you just never really know, do you? In a round about way, I have to wonder about the timing of this friend request and acceptance. I feel like I am coming out of a very dark time in my life. I feel I am at a crossroads myself. Reading that profile brought so much to my mind. It reminded me how precious life is. It reminded me how important people are. It reminded me how important it is to go above and beyond Facebook, email, and texts. We have to get back to human interaction...pick up the PHONE and CALL people once in a while...send an actual card or letter now and then. I think it means so much more than a like or comment on a meaningless post.