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Originally Posted by noxoid
So judging by all of your responses, suicide is more acceptable than society would lead one to believe? There is no reason to question it, fight it, or turn the other way. If an opportunity presents itself, and the circumstance seems to push one to do so, one should follow through and embrace the transformation that is death? Am I wrong to believe this? I don't care to hear about mental illnesses, only the truth. Is it really ok with spirit to take one's own life? If it is a journey of healing, why not everyone is pain embrace this ability to pass on upon will?
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No one sane and reasonably compassionate wants to encourage anyone else to commit suicide. The end of another's life is a very big thing to find oneself having contributed to. As far as the spirits go, they seem to forgive the ones who commit suicide and not add much further to their burden.
Suicide is an act that has changed significance throughout the progress of civilization. There has been periods where this was an act of honor, something that was expected of you under certain circumstances, or simply acceptable. And periods where this has been a terrible thing, to be hidden and not talked about under any circumstances. Today this is very much a topic in worldwide healthcare, as medicine allows us to reach higher age than ever - and to survive far deeper into the murkier illnesses than would previously be possible. This has led us to the point where we are technically alive, and society forbids us to kill ourselves in any way, but that life consists of little more than a wheezing shriveled body in a bed surrounded by machines to which you are connected by multiple tubes. How many have not worked all day with barely working hands to disconnect a vital tube without the nurse noticing, or saved on the crucial pain pills for days so they can reach a lethal dose, or simply stopped eating in hope of ending the continuing pain and disgrace? The only dignity in this is what they retain by hiding their desperate choice.
So, in a situation of desperate and terminal physical illness... I understand. And I think the hospitals do to; that is why they give out these handy little morphine pumps you are supposed to hit with a finger when you need the next shot. I also understand those who are about to be dragged into a torture chamber, or are in a burning house with no way out. Suicide is not the ultimate horror, compared to a few other things.
But let's face it. Most suicide are done by people in good physical and even good mental health, who cannot deal with a bad situation. A loss of economical life situation, a broken marriage, a wrecked reputation. I do not think suicide were their only or best choice. But I will still be sorry for them even if I will not help them. I have been too close to joining their ranks.