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Christianity = Suicide?

April 1, 2009

Now before any religious buffoons come and attack me, please read the post. I am a firm believer in God and the Bible; this is just something I was mulling over in the car and as this is my blog, I have the right to say what I please.

I have been through hard times where I thought the only choice I had was to take my life and I tried. I did. I did not succeed, but the peculiar thing about it was the doctors said there were no meds in my system. Despite the completely empty bottle and my very lethargic state, the doctors could not find any trace of the meds in my system. It was from then on that I thought for sure that God wanted better for me.

But I know the state of mind. I know how it feels to look everywhere around and see nothing but “signs” from the universe telling you that you do need to end it all. In my states, I did not think about the “better place” or any good, but just that life was just not worth living.

Yet I was driving in my car today and thinking about a commercial that came over the radio about depression. I thought about why others might have the same thoughts as I did and want to take their life. I thought about the alternative to life: death. What is so great about death? What is on the other side that these people would think death is better than life?

And then I thought about Heaven. What a great place that is made out to be. I am constantly at battle with myself as to what I specifically believe, but I do want to believe in Heaven and it’s eternal pleasures. But with talks of Heaven and a better place, why wouldn’t someone in a rut turn to death? I mean think about it: live a life of lonely solace, or die happy and arrive in paradise? Which would you choose?

I know there is so much more to the person’s state of mind and surroundings, but I was just wondering if maybe the suicide rate would be reduced if they knew they only had one chance at life. I wonder if they would think twice if there were no Paradise.

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