I called my dad and informed him that I was ready to end my life. This was not the first time I'd considered this course of action. This was, however, the first time I was bold enough to seek my father's permission. I felt ready to do it a few times before but the thought of what pain that would cause my parents always stopped me. This time, however, I figured that perhaps if I just prepped them in advance, they would be okay with it (or at least prepared for it). My calculations were wrong. My father promptly informed that no parent would ever be okay with their child committing suicide. From time to time I hear of friends and others who are considering it. I understand completely.
I seriously considered taking my life a couple of years back because I had been chronically unemployed for a few years- I said years. I didn't see a way out. I had degrees but none of them were marketable and I didn't perceive myself as having any marketable skills either. I couldn't even get a job at McDonalds or Family Dollar. No one would hire me. I tried to start a few businesses but none of them ever worked. After three years of that, I honestly didn't ever see things changing. I couldn't see a way out. If nothing had changed in three years, why should I hold out hope for next week? Whenever I thought about this, the student loans I had in the hundreds of thousands, the slim chance I'd have at love and marriage given my financial situation etc., the only option I felt I had was to graciously check out of life.
Many people feel the same everyday. Like myself, they see no likelihood that the situation will change. I wish I could wave a magic wand and make it all go away. I wish I
could give precious promises and assurance that on this date and this time the
world will change for them. I wish I could tell them with perfect knowledge
that it will all work out and it's only temporary. I wish I could tell them
that all the answers to life's questions are just behind some magical door that
they need only walk through next week. But I can't.
Understanding this, I shall only speak that which I know with full confidence. I'll tell them that I love them deeply. I'll tell them that my world, this world at large, would be without one of the most brilliant people on the planet should they leave. I will tell them that I understand and that for me, too, life ain't been no crystal stair. I'll tell them that my heart hurts when they hurt. I'll tell them that their pain truly is my own because of the love I have for them. I'll tell them that I'll always be there for them. I'll tell them that whatever they need or just want, if I can find a way I'll do or get it. I'll tell them they mean so much to me (or someone else) and I will stand beside them in this dark cloud if they want me to because I simply love them with all purity. These are the things I can say in all truth, my friends.