A family member of mine killed herself very recently. She drove for 3 hours to a famous suicide spot and threw herself off a cliff. She was middle-aged and had kids, so probably had different reasons to the dude in the video.
She'd had mental health problems, and her relationship with her husband was really bad. Still feel really sorry for her kids and her folks though.
It's really hard to make sense of why someone would do that. I agree that it's the ultimate self-centered act though... but I have no concept of how someone could think their life was that unworthwhile.
@roundabout.... Most people today in the west have been sold this idea that they're entitled to a happy, easy life. When they come up against the reality that life is very challenging at times, they're just not equipped to deal with it.
They certainly don't value life as much as they did, because these days, we're very isolated from how brief and easily snuffed out it is. I remember my grandma telling me about her time in the land army in the second world war.
Although it was very hard work, it was also some of her happiest time.
She'd had mental health problems, and her relationship with her husband was really bad. Still feel really sorry for her kids and her folks though.
It's really hard to make sense of why someone would do that. I agree that it's the ultimate self-centered act though... but I have no concept of how someone could think their life was that unworthwhile.
@roundabout.... Most people today in the west have been sold this idea that they're entitled to a happy, easy life. When they come up against the reality that life is very challenging at times, they're just not equipped to deal with it.
They certainly don't value life as much as they did, because these days, we're very isolated from how brief and easily snuffed out it is. I remember my grandma telling me about her time in the land army in the second world war.
Although it was very hard work, it was also some of her happiest time.