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Some not-so-random thoughts

I was going through this book named Veronika decides to Die by Paulo Coelho. The story goes like this - Veronika tries to commit suicide in the beginning of the book, but is saved by someone and goes on to live for a few more days. This is when she realizes the value of life and things unveil themselves. So I was in the middle of the book, having read about a hundred something pages, when something not-so-random popped up in my head. Why did Veronika decide to die? In spite of the numerous explanations and theories given in the book, I  am still kinda dissatisfied, and I keep asking myself this question again and again. Why DID Veronika decide to die? Why do so many Veronikas each day decide to die? And I am not referring to only females.

Let's try to ponder over the matter. You don't have enough money, enough freedom, enough friends. You lose your job, fail an examination, get into a fight with your parents, friends, lover, or someone close to you and you think it's the end of the world. You don't have anyone to talk to, loneliness surrounds, it persists and you are stuck in a whirlpool of anguish and hostility. You spend your nights in tears, you cut yourself off from the world and you contemplate suicide.

One word: Don't!

No, I'm not a life-coach or psychiatrist who is going to guide you through life, I'm just a twenty year old kid but something that I do know is that Life isn't perfect. There are good days - when you are too busy having a time of your life - and then there are bad days - when you whine about everything. Sometimes the bad days turn into weeks and months and outlive the good days.

It is during these bad times that you are surrounded by negativity. Fear, jealousy and misery envelope you. People around you seem to have the perfect lives, someone is the perfect combination of beauty with brains, someone is too wealthy, someone has the perfect family, the perfect job, the perfect love-life, blah blah blah! And this is where you fail to understand that even those who seem "perfect" have had rough times, have been shattered, have gone through the same phase that you are in today.

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You feel alone, you feel like you have no friends, like no one wants you. You think of yourself as a loser, a failure, a burden. You stop living life, you simply exist. This is where suicide comes into the picture.

And once you're gone, there's no coming back. There's a famous saying which goes like this: Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is mystery, Today is a Gift and that's why we call it Present. It is, indeed. Today is a gift, so is your life, and you are a miracle. Don't ignore this miracle, don't throw away your gift! Live life for what it is, embrace the reality and seize the day! Face problems with poise, because If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? (refer: Ode to the West Wind, P.B. Shelley)





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