Think Before Suicide

Though suicide is a self destruction form, indirectly it brings hurts to our loved ones. The Suicide Fish* mainly is the decision of a fish who loses his hope and will to live. Suicide seems to be the best solution to the problems we face in everyday lives. Refusing to acknowledge the truth causes self-denial leading to self rejection. Probably, we misunderstand the concern from our loved ones. They either speak the truth harshly or gently with a certain body language. Misinterpretation is similar to filter. As the air carries their words into our ears, we miss out some words. Losing the connected words causes the head and tail to become the conclusion.

Speaking to younger children is a challenge to the adults. Many adults complain their kids’ misbehaviour and lack of obedience. Throughout my experience, I realized my son tends to capture the last words and acts it out. “Don’t jump!” He will jump.

Conversation between my friend’s mother and helper is another good case of misinterpretation. The helper ever mentioned to her that she (helper) wanted to have four children whereas her friend has six children. She said the same thing to my mother in the next couple of days. When my mother commented my helper wants to have six children, I don’t believe. After I check out their conversations, I explain to my astonished mother.

Whenever I am going to attend workshops, voice recorder is the first thing I often grab on. When I listen to it again, I realised the in-between missing words.

Let’s take this article’s title as an example. “Think before suicide” is the theme of my topic. For example, “before” is the lost word to the recipient’s ears. So it will sound “think suicide”. Obviously, the recipients definitely will be upset and feel devalued resulting in angry person who may or may not commit suicide.

Isn’t it good to really open our ears to hear the speaker?

Think Before Suicide

Rather than, thinking suicide, why not think before suicide?

* School Animation by our friend.

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Inspiration On: 12 February 2014
Inspiration Ends On: 6 June 2014 at 5:45am

External links: http://whysuicidebook.com/
http://m.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201004/the-six-reasons-people-attempt-suicide
http://www.afsp.org/understanding-suicide

Secret

Secret

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Inspiration On: Friday, 8 November 2013 at 8:30am to 11:45pm
Inspiration Ends On: Saturday, 16 November 2013 at 1:45pm

When I was pondering about truth being hidden as secret, it is always a painful experience etched deeply in heart and mind. Therefore, the ingrained hurts are hidden and painful experiences.

Abandonment

Abandonment causes grievances to an adult and even a child
Such negligence in a family is fatal in the future of abandoned person
Mankind choice of abandoning God’s truth and negligence in living it out
Lead to mankind’s demise and final destruction
Seek and Remember our first love and true responsibility

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Inspiration On: Sunday, 13 October 2013 at 1:08am
Inspiration End On: Thursday, 17 October 2013 at 2:37am

Abandonment is the most painful feelings and memories. Thinking of it, some words define the acronym of abandon. But writing blocks occurred. Next day, more words define every letter and stuck again. Until the final day, all the blanks are completely filled in.

Think Before Suicide

How often we contemplate suicide?
Feeling worthless, hopeless, helpless, angry, and depressed
Living in an urban society?

Standing on the rooftop pondering
Closing all door and window with gas
Gulping down plentiful sleeping pills
Slitting wrist with the sharp kitchen knife
Jumping onto the train tracks

Will suicide end your suffering?
Suicide marks the beginning of enormous sufferings
Torments of numerous endless suffering

Will suicide solve all problems?
Problems of debt, relationship, career, love.
NO! IT WON’T! DON’T COMMIT SUICIDE!

Suicide indicates running from problems
Suicide indicates immaturity and brings tears to
Someone who love you dearly

Imagine yourself in their shoes
How will you feel to lose them?
Will sadness grip your heart?

Why can’t we be responsible?
Responsible with our own lives to live
Our life to the fullest
Searching who is the Source of Life.

Do you see a Light
In your darkest path of your life?
Dash towards the brightest Light.

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Inspiration On: Sunday, 12 February 2012
Revised On: Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Words

How are words uttered?
Tongue is essential
Tongue helps to form the words
The words of our messages

What is the allegory of words?

Words are like arrow
Words are like spears
Words are like darts
Words can be like a sword to a heart
Words are sharper than double-edged sword

What is the impact of words?

Words can edify
Words can be truthful
Words can be hurtful
Words can be loving
Words can be comforting
Words also rebuke
Though speaking the truth hurts, but
When words are spoken in love
Helps corrective behaviour of the listener

Words of jealousy
Words of hatred
Words of accusations
Words of empty promises
Words of slander
Words of rumours
Words can provoke others to anger
Words can be deceptive
Words can be lying
Words are painful
Words can be abusive
Words can cause mental disruption
It is verbal abuse!
It is a mental torture!
Words can cause others to suicide

Words that are spoken
It can either land us into trouble
Or
It can either safe us from trouble

Words of praise
Words of worship
Words can be a blessing
Words can be a promise
Words are sealing of a covenant
Words can also curse

The most important thing is
Be CAREFUL with the words we speak
To GUARD our HEART.
To HONOUR GOD with our tongue and words.
Pray to the LORD to strengthen us to control our tongue.
Pray to the LORD to guard our heart.
Pray to the LORD for the right words to speak.
Pray to the LORD to help us to honour him with our tongue and words.

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Inspiration On: Thursday, 19 January 2012 at 4:30pm
Revised On: Tuesday, 31 January 2012 from 1am to 3:20am

<p align="justify"Israel sealed a covenant with God in keeping His statutes and commandments (Exodus 19:1-8) so it will bring blessings or curses in the way they handle God’s covenant. So it is important for us not to be too quick to promise or we will regret of the words we spoke.

How many times do we need to be reminded that we need to be careful with our words? Job is a good example for us to follow, which can be found in chapter 27:3-4 NKJV, “As long as my breath is in me, And the breath of God in my nostrils, My lips will not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.” The book of Psalms in chapter 34:12-14 NIV taught us to “Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”

The Scripture indicate the problem of the words that are spoken with our tongues such as:-

Psalm 35:27-28 NIV, “May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant.” My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.”

Psalm 37:29-31 NASB, “The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice. The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.”

Psalm 64:2-4 NKJV, “Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, From the rebellion of the workers of iniquity, Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words, That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.”

Psalm 52:3-5 NKJV, “You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue. God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah”

Proverbs 15:3-5 NIV, “The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. A fool spurns a parent’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.”

Proverbs 16:1-3 NASB, “The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD. All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the LORD weighs the motives. Commit your works to the LORD And your plans will be established.”

Proverbs 17:3-4 NKJV, “The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts. An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue.”

Jeremiah 9:7-9 NKJV, “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people? Their tongue is an arrow shot out; It speaks deceit; One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, But in his heart he lies in wait. Shall I not punish them for these things?” says the Lord. “Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?” ”

Why the need to pray? It is to set our motives that come from our hearts, control our tongues and to commit it to be aligned to God’s way of living. Can we count the number of times we lose control of our tongues? The apostle James doesn’t belittle the smallest organ of our body, where he likens it as a fire and a small rudder of a ship, which is mentioned in

James 3:4-6 NKJV, “Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.”

James 3:7-9 NIV, “All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.”