Giving Up Is Not Our Way

        In every person’s life, there must be some ups and downs. And every other individual solves his problems in his own way. Some of them learn how to deal with their issues, but others are used to the thought of giving up and leaving everything behind. The phenomenon of giving up is growing with time, and in most cases, it is leading to suicide. It is becoming a worldwide unbearable issue that people committing suicide think as a solution. This stigma is caused by many reasons, but there is always a way to prevent such things.

        Suicide can be caused by many reasons that may sometimes be really silly stuff. Those people that are taking their lives think that reaching a point of despair is the end of the world that can’t be fixed. However, this feeling can be drawn from a certain pressure from work or school that is just too much to comprehend. It can start by having issues with another individual that messed their lives, or a person that has a big influence on their lives who backstabbed them or disappointed them. Suicide can also come by financial crisis that doesn’t end, or bankrubcy that has become a serious issue nowadays. When stocks are going down and people are losing millions if not billions of their money. But that’s not it, committing suicide is a means to run from the truth, run from authorities, rum from some people, or simply run from reality.

        On the other hand, there are solutions to this devastating issue. People can’t just give up on everything, what about their beliefs? Has everyone forgotten about heaven and hell? Maybe growing some faith and hope in the misguided souls is a better way to lead them to their right path. And opening up to someone they trust isn’t a false thing to do. Everyone needs from time to time to talk about his problems and get all that frustration out of his mind. Support groups can turn the right thinking into the misled heads. Sometimes a person needs to take a deep breath and make his mind blank.

        Life can be disappointing every other time, but it’s never a solution to kill a life. Now, yes, you will find yourself lost from social, financial, educational issues, but you can find a solution left for you in some corner. Think twice before you take any move because no one knows what’s hiding on the next turn. So why don’t we live our lives like there’s no tomorrow?

    Lama Fouad El-Abdallah

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