SUICIDE AND IMMORTALITY

After a series of traumatic events, normal coping abilities can be pushed over the edge; the result may be suicide. Suicide The natural end of every human life is death. Some people, for reasons that have never been fully understood, choose to end their own lives. This is called suicide, which means literally “self-killing.” For all the uncertainty that has surrounded the phenomenon of suicide, his assessment of the problem is probably as accurate as any. The individual, in seemingly hopeless conflict with the world, decides to end his or her existence in what amounts to a final assault against a society that can no longer be tolerated. There are suicides whenever there is a sudden change in economic status. A sudden fall in economic status may result in a suicide. But a sudden improvement also causes it. Someone who is a bit left behind in the race gets frustrated leading to suicide. Rajesh Sinha feels that with increasing population and urbanization money has become very important for survival. If there is insufficient money the game ends with life itself. In mid nineties twelve families were driven to suicide in Delhi alone because of financial problem.

According to a Sociologist the crumbling of joint family system takes the check away. People, out of family have no psychological or emotional support. In the moments of tension such individuals cannot cope with it. They can’t face the competitive set up of the society and decide to ‘reject life itself.’ Sometimes they kill the whole family before killing themselves. On the other hand the daily abrasions of life in a joint family also tell on the psyche of men and women alike. Sometimes they cooperate to commit suicide. In Kanpur three sisters hanged themselves on ceiling fans to save their father from expected dowry demands. Frustration in love is another cause of suicide. In the modern advanced society love beyond the caste limits and without the knowledge of parents is a common thing. If the parents come in the way it may be a doomsday for the lovers. Actors and actresses have been no exception to it. The suicide may also be caused by tyrannical or indecent approaches of a boss. Last, but not the least cause of suicide is failure or expected failure in the examination.

In the first week of February, 1994 a young man got frustrated on singing the GATT Treaty and committed suicide. The most alarming cases of suicide were noticed throughout India in 1993-94 because of craze for and disappointment for not securing a lottery prize. A large number of farmers committed suicide because of failure of crops. The family and the government have not been able to check the rising trend of suicides that rose to 8 per cent in nineties. The family members of the dead as well as the government itself have not been able to find a way out. One major reason that the suicide rate among teenagers is so high, is that the teenage years are a period of commotion. Some NGOs (Non Government Organizations) have made a break ­through in the spree of suicides.

 

By: Ammara Siddique

Tags: article, health, morality, NGO, suicide

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