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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Reasons NOT to Commit Suicide


If you are considering committing suicide, please read this entire list.

the ocean
the waves
the sand in between your toes
finding sea shells
watching a whole ecosystem develop before your eyes in tide pools
the moon
 how the moon is always there, night after night
the sun
 how it gives life to everything on this planet
the universe
the stars
a tiny little speck in the universe developed into a planet, which developed into a world populated  with people over millions of years, just so an even tinier speck (you) could live here
nature
trees
forests
 squirrels and mice and chipmunks exist on this earth...if they can survive living, so can you
  even insects and tiny little creatures
the rainforest
 the way you can see a single ray of sunlight shining down through the treetops
your pet
 how they care about you being happy and lick your tears or let you pet them when you are sad
sunrises
sunsets
puppies
kittens
 all manner of baby anythings
   the way their eyes are so big and they were evolutionarily designed to make you love them so that        you would care about keeping them alive
your baby
 your child who once was just a tiny baby, but you've watched them grow into themselves and          become their own person
  how you're going to continue to watch them grow
your niece
your nephew
your siblings
 watching your siblings become parents themselves
rain
 that kind of rain that just pours, and completely transforms your view of the world for a few minutes
   thunderstorms
 when they're not scary but they are just reminders that you ultimately don't have to control                    everything in your life
  the way the thunder sounds so comforting with the rain beating down on the roof, and you feel so        safe and calm knowing you're inside
lakes
ponds
rivers
the sun reflected on a body of water
the little ripples in the surface that remind you there's a whole different way of life underneath the  water's surface, different from anything you've ever known
boats
swans
 the way they glide over the water so gracefully and calmly
learning about different parts of the world
 different cultures and languages and people
  that live life a totally different way than you do
delicious food
 all the different types of tastes and flavors that are universally delicious
writing
words
 how you can use words to convey a message that was once only in your own mind
little kids
 how they are so innocent and don't understand anything
  how they are so easily entertained and easy to please
charities
 organizations that exist solely for the purpose of helping people
  people that genuinely are trying to make the world a better place somehow
airplanes
 how it's possible to get to any spot in the world
computers
the Internet
 how you can take something from your mind and convey it to millions of people all with the click of   a button, and never having to move from the spot you are at
phones
 how they allow you limitless opportunities for communication
  how they can entertain you for hours while you're just moving your fingertips
elephants
 how silly and playful and gentle and calm they are
rainbows
 how there's even such a thing as rainbows...where we can see all the colors altogether in one                  phenomenon
grandparents
 how they can be so kind and wise
  how they love to tell stories of their lives
    how they've lived through so much history
      sometimes they do stuff like this
history
 how it teaches us so many life lessons
   how people throughout time knew how important life was
     they recorded everything just so that we could know about it
for thousands of years, people have been recording their history so that YOU could know about it
people for thousands of years have cared about YOU, and thought about you
the future
 how you're thinking about it right now
  how not a single soul on this earth really knows how the future is going to turn out
    not knowing is kind of beautiful on a grand scale
music
 instruments and itunes and downloads
  how it can convey a message to you that you understand so well, that words wouldn't have been able     to describe
art
painting
 how one person can create something entirely different than another person
  the human mind is absolutely endless in its potential
softness
 puppy fur and pets and all sorts of animals. blankets and pillows and feathers. anything soft that            brings us so much comfort and relief, just by feeling something
people
 how we can talk to them and help them
   how they can help us
     how we as human beings are innately understanding and sympathetic, and how there are people             you don't even know that legitimately don't want you to suffer
baby rhinos
 because this
fishing
country air
 that fresh air where all you can smell is nature, nothing man-made or pollutant
love
 that feeling in your stomach like butterflies when you know you're in love
   when you know they love you back
validation
 when someone knows and understands your feelings, and why you feel that way
education
  the fact that we are infinitely able to learn new things
warmth
  that amazing feeling when you're super cold and you finally get warm and cozy
    having cold hands and wrapping your fingers around a warm mug of tee or coffee or hot cocoa
        hoodies/sweatshirts, sweatpants, warm blankets, bed, clothes straight out of the dryer
relief
 when you finally realize you don't have to worry about something anymore
colors of leaves in the fall and in the spring
pure joy and hilariousness of how excited dogs get over the simplest things, like a walk or some food
when you really make someone laugh or make them happy
Singing along to favorite music at the top of your voice
campfires and bonfires, the way they crackle, the way they spark like fireworks into the sky, and the way they inspire ghost stories, singing, and deep conversation; and bring a group of people closer together
total relaxation when you lay your head back, let your shoulders relax, and close your eyes while your hairdresser or barber shampoos your hair (I don't know why it's so relaxing but it is at least for me!)

If you have another reason not to commit suicide, please submit it in the comments section, and it could end up on this list! Let's grow this list so that anybody thinking about committing suicide will have to think twice. You could end up saving a life.


5 comments:

  1. -The colors of leaves in the fall and in the spring
    -The pure joy and hilariousness of how excited dogs get over the simplest things, like a walk or some food
    -That feeling when you really make someone laugh or make them happy
    -Singing along to favorite music at the top of your voice
    -The feeling of being "cozy"- hoodies/sweatshirts, sweatpants, warm blankets, bed, clothes straight out of the dryer
    -Campfires and bonfires, the way they crackle, the way they spark like fireworks into the sky, and the way they inspire ghost stories, singing, and deep conversation and bring a group of people closer together
    -That feeling of total relaxation when you lay your head back, let your shoulders relax, and close your eyes while your hairdresser or barber shampoos your hair (I don't know why it's so relaxing but it is at least for me!)
    (that's just a few from my list; some are pretty personal so I didn't add them; i think this is an awesome idea)

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  4. Ok everyone, this person is obviously just trying to help people that actually really need it. Don't be immature, and put your dumb comments up. When it's a serious issue like this. Have some common courtesy.

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  5. This is what I needed to read right now. Thank you.

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