Suicide

Very often one comes across cases of people committing suicide because life has not treated them well enough. One news item suggests, there is a spurt in such cases of late, at least in Delhi. This is true in other parts of India also. However, in a bizarre case a couple committed suicide in Goa because they were content from life. It is disturbing for two reasons: 1. Everybody wants to be content with life. But does it lead to repulsion from life? & 2. Is early-30s right time to be content with life?

I believe that suicide is not a solution; it's plain escapism. I think that जीवन मृत्यु से हमेशा श्रेष्ठतर है . And as Javed Akhtar puts it

ख़ुदकुशी क्या दुखों का हल बनती

मौत के अपने सौ झमेले थे .

~Ashwini