Who REALLY is in CONTROL of the precious thing we call "LIFE"--
Shouldn't we as individuals have control of our own life? But do we really or are we just puppets of our environment & society; influenced by religion, friends, family, media around us--and feel the need to be accepted. People act like they don't care or that they are invincible, but the reality is different! (I know I am guilty of it) We ALL CARE & want to feel "accepted" "validated" "wanted" "loved" you catch my drift. So we allow others opinions and standards to affect us, not realizing we are all HUMAN BEINGS & make mistakes.
So the question arises again... how much control do "I" as an individual have of my own life?
This has been the question of the day for me after attending Sunday service and finding out some tragic news.
A 17 year old boy from our community had committed suicide.
His fellow classmates held a car wash in order to raise money for the family. I was happy to hear that teens still unite when called to a task, its just disheartening to hear of such a tragedy.
As I was sharing the news with my mother she could not resist asking "What would lead someone to take their own life away?" ---
I had so many answers to this question...
mainly depression...
Which is an inner struggle we battle on the daily. Affected by so many different elements! Mainly outside pressure.
Why are we so hard on each other and why are we so hard on ourselves? I've been beating myself up all weekend for one night's mistakes and it makes me wonder how many people struggle with their mistakes to the point they feel helpless...
We are humans allowed to make mistakes yet we are so hard on each other!
As our society progresses so do all the social standards; being a kid, a teen, a mom, and a human being has become that much more difficult.
I am still wondering why we've added all these unneeded pressures and double standards to ourselves? Why can't we be more loving and caring? =$
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