When is Death the only Option?

I recently learned that an acquaintance of my husbands committed suicide over the weekend. I will spare you the details, but needless to say it was shocking. He seemed like a nice enough man; wife, children, big house. I cried when I heard this news, wondering what would compel someone into thinking that death was the only viable option? How bad was it for him?

In high school, I had friends who died, whether it be by accident, or suicide. Their deaths troubled me. How could you take your life at 17 years old when you had so much ahead. Maybe that was the problem. The ahead was too overwhelming and scary.
As a youth in college, I saw a film in a Philosophy class about this very subject. When is it okay to take your own life, or better yet, when does death become the more noble, honorable way out of ones life? This film presented numerous scenarios, and as a viewer, I began to understand that sometimes, in some situations, death is the better way.

My prayers to the family, this man leaves behind. His parents, friends, business associates, his wife and children.

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9/11

I don't know about you but just seeing those numbers makes me shiver. They conjure up all sorts of memories of a crystal clear Tuesday morning, nine years ago. Though the details of the day elude me know, I still remember the feeling of being in a state of shock, of how empty my downtown was as I drove home from work around 4pm. How regular television had been pre-empted [a positive as far as I was concerned] and how quiet the world seemed with no airplanes overhead.

All I could think about was accounting for all my loved ones: a nieces husband who worked nearby, a cousin flying out of Newark Airport that morning, friends whose spouses worked in the financial district. I made mental notes as I watched co-workers do the same. I will not recap feelings I am sure we all felt on that day and forever, as we approach this solemn anniversary. I just need to say I love you to all my friends, family, readers, internet friends and co-workers. I am so grateful for you all.

I promised from that day forward to never take a day for granted, ever, because who knows, it could be my last.