Throughout my life I had noticed people struggling to be the best, or sometimes just simply to survive. The first time I felt that I truly needed to do something was the beginning of eighth grade. A close friend of mine who I had not seen all summer came to school looking sullen. That day, our teacher had us gather around and told us that his friend had committed suicide recently. We proceeded to have a discussion on what each of us thought about the subject. I was speechless and nearly in tears. Having been diagnosed with depression this affected me especially strongly; in my naive young mind I had thought that I was the only one who struggled with the consideration that life might not be worth living. I asked to be excused from the discussion
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When my 8th grade teacher and I arrived we discovered that there was very little parking left. After we finally found a spot and walked to the location we saw hundreds of people standing around the stage. They weren’t just adults, children of all ages who had lost siblings made up a surprising portion of the crowd. Tables were set up on either side displaying information for organizations that each contributed to suicide prevention. Some were hospitals and residential facilities, others were nonprofit organizations. Each one was manned by a few smiling volunteers passing out candy, pamphlets, and magnets with their logos on …show more content…
I often hear people say they want to be in a career because it pays well, not because they truly have a passion for the job. In my case this passion was discovered from the personal pain I once felt when wondering whether life is worth living and the pain others experience when they lose a loved one to suicide. Instead of trying to decide what career will benefit us the most, maybe we should find the one that we want to commit everything we have to offer to. Once we have done that we may find that when we reach the end of our life we will have no regrets and see only the wonderful place that we have created for all of our descendants to
When my 8th grade teacher and I arrived we discovered that there was very little parking left. After we finally found a spot and walked to the location we saw hundreds of people standing around the stage. They weren’t just adults, children of all ages who had lost siblings made up a surprising portion of the crowd. Tables were set up on either side displaying information for organizations that each contributed to suicide prevention. Some were hospitals and residential facilities, others were nonprofit organizations. Each one was manned by a few smiling volunteers passing out candy, pamphlets, and magnets with their logos on …show more content…
I often hear people say they want to be in a career because it pays well, not because they truly have a passion for the job. In my case this passion was discovered from the personal pain I once felt when wondering whether life is worth living and the pain others experience when they lose a loved one to suicide. Instead of trying to decide what career will benefit us the most, maybe we should find the one that we want to commit everything we have to offer to. Once we have done that we may find that when we reach the end of our life we will have no regrets and see only the wonderful place that we have created for all of our descendants to