It’s painful when I learn that someone became so deeply lost in depression that he saw no other choice than to die by his own hand. Suicide is a process that can happen either fast or slow. Some choose the immediacy of poison or a gun. Others kill themselves gradually with bad habits, risky ventures and an appalling lack of self-care.
The result is the same. The loss of a life before it was time. It’s interesting to note that the two groups leading the pack in suicides are the very young and the very old. Teens, particularly, don’t fully comprehend the finality of death. They’ve learned enough about life to know that the deck is stacked and none of us gets out of the game alive. But they’ve yet to hone the coping skills that each year of experience sharpens. Our children are increasingly isolated, purposeless and lacking in ambition and basic skills.
The jump to adulthood can seem impossible to the average consumer- oriented teen. Adding to the shallowness of their thinking are the endless hours they’ve wasted on video games where they can get up and keep fighting even if they were just sliced in half by a broad sword. So why not give suicide a try? Ready Player One.
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