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My heart griefs with the trend on internet these days. The suicidal rate among youths is pretty alarming. I mean, it is becoming a great cause of concern. I try as much as possible to infuse myself into the thinking psyche of these people (the victims) and then I realise that most of them felt like they were in a prison of thorns with no possible escape route. They felt trapped. It's a very terrible state. Yet, I felt they gave up too soon.
A whole lot of things in today's world, particularly in an economically impoverished country like ours is enough to tear one apart. The family man doesn't have enough to cater for his home, the student that burns the mid-night candle is not making good grades, the individual that has invested so much into making a relationship work is being dumped for another- you name it, the despairable list is endless. Yet, giving up either by suicide or otherwise shouldn't be the last resort.
My father often says that stones will always be thrown at fruitful trees. Who cares to bother a barren tree? Such is life. If you are destined for greatness, be ready for the jibes, it us a prerequisite for sustaining greatness. Most times, struggles, pains, failure are designed in such a way that if they are conquered, one becomes more equipped for life. A solution has been gotten to a problem should it want to rise again.
I've heard stories of people who rose out of nasty situations that were enough to truncated the zeal for life yet they strove. The likes of Opera Winfrey. She is know today as one of the world's richest female, if not the richest. Most people are only familiar with her greatness and not her former toils. This same lady, while growing up, never lived under the same roof with her parent at a time because they (her parent) were separated as soon as she was born. She was sexually molested as early as the age of nine by a trusted relative. She got pregnant at the age of fourteen. She lost the baby at that same age. Can you imagine how miserable she must have felt during that period of her life? Can you imagine the height of despair? Today, she is a TV host and her shows are highly valued. She was even told at a point in her life that she wasn't fit for TV. Funny how life can be. Can you just imagine what would have been lost if she had given up on her self? Imagine she had committed suicide. At times, man will tell you, 'You can't do it", the situation around you will tell you, "You can't make it", doubt will tell you, "You are hopeless". The question is, "What will you do?"
Thomas Edison, the American inventor, who was the first to invent an economically friendly electric bulb that the masses could afford, failed in his attempt nine hundred and ninety nine times. Can you imagine the height of frustration he must have gone through? Can you imagine the amount of resources he must have used up? Can you imagine the amount of ridicule that must have been meted out on him by his associates as well as his family? Yet he strove till he achieved his goal. In fact, when he was questioned about how he felt failing nine hundred and ninety nine times before his success, he had this to say: " I only learnt nine hundred and ninety nine ways of making it better. The light bulb was an invention with none hundred and minty nine steps.". Can you imagine?
Life is not a bed of roses. True, no mincing words. The earlier this saying is accepted, the better. So when the down moments come, it is to fall and pick oneself to stand firmer. See, the failure you are facing in school, your incapacity to cater for your home, the divorce that is looming in your home, the emptiness you feel for being jilted by your partner, the molestation you are facing, the terrible boss that lashes at you ceaselessly, just name it, will induce pain. Yes, it will. However, the question is, how best will you tackle this pain? Will you wallow and go all the way down or will you cry, pick up yourself and strive to overcome? The choice is yours to make.
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