1 Day or Day 1

Isn't it strange that when you commit suicide owing to the mental pressure in your head everyone starts posting pictures, IG stories and Whatsapp status saying how he/she was just one call away? But was she?

The answer is quite obvious.No! What many people fail to perceive is that suicide is not a 1-day decision. Rarely does it happen that you have a fight with someone or someone criticises you or mocks you at an instance and the very next moment you go out to buy a rope or sleeping pills? You see, it doesn't work that way-Never did. The journey from one criticism, one mock, one fight, one quarrel to the decision to end life only because it was not worth is a prolonged process and happens over a period of time.

It is sad how we read stories about children commuting suicide owing to immense societal pressure to perform well, family pressure to clear an exam or even peer pressure. We read about people who committed suicide only because they were not strong enough to handle the constant taunts, criticism and incessant mocking. We read about women commuting suicide because of domestic violence and dowry. We have read about these stories so much that it has become a humdrum affair when someone dies. What no one wants to talk about is the consequences that lead to that person taking his/her own life.

Sometimes the lone reason is almost insignificant but the summation of these lone reasons take the form of a tornado consuming in itself every feeling of love, care and concern. What are these lone reasons?

Racism, calling someone dark-skinned, body shaming, calling someone short and the list goes on. What may be a joke to you may gravely affect the other person. When you are with your friends or colleagues cracking a joke about someone present/not present there, character assassinating someone may make you appear the cool dude/gal for a transient period but that may also be a seed of self-doubt and self-hate for the victim. If we have a sneak-peek at our life we'll realise how these toxic seeds are all around us.

"Live and Let Live", as simple as it may sound the harder it is to preach.

Let's take a step back from oozing negativity about someone because in most cases negative thoughts primarily stem from " negativity ".So you want someone to end his life 1 Day or you want to take that step back on Day 1 -it's your call!