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....Not Yet

I tell you: don't commit suicide today, tomorrow needs you. By now you already know that this life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes, you feel on top of the world, but at other times, its the other way round: the whole world is on top of you. I know many of you can readily relate with this experience. In times like this, many people loose the essence of living. It could get so bad that looking around, you ask, "What the heck!" Its not worth it. Hmm! You might even convince yourself by recalling the African proverb, "Death is better than reproach". But I say to you, "Not yet".

Let me attempt to paint a picture. Just follow me. Imagine that you do the unthinkable: committing suicide by whatever means. I ask, "Will that solve the problem?" Go ahead and give me an answer. "At least, I am out of the scene", you reply. I laugh... You say you are out of the scene. I ask rhetorically, "Out of the scene to where?" Where are you headed? With the way you left, what makes you think that the 'Afterlife' will be favourably disposed to receive you? Come off it. I don't want to dwell much here. It is better imagined than experienced.

Back to the reply you gave, "At least, I am out of the scene". You are not out of the scene. Infact you have become the scene. Imagine the trauma you would cause. Imagine how your picture will be splashed on the pages of newspaper, and how it will trend on social media. Imagine the series of investigations that your people will be subjected to. Imagine  emergency meetings first to get your body off the scene of disaster. Imagine meetings to break the news. Imagine emergency contributions to secure a final resting place for you. Imagine how your loved ones will forever be referred to by the stigma: one of them committed suicuded. Imagine people who last saw you as a teenager see you again after many years lifeless: a victim of his own death.

Do you not know that the circumstance or circumstances which prompted you to do the unthinkable equally affected many people, family, friends, associates, neighbours, and others too numerous to mention. Your charisma, character, and personality are the very reasons why they have not thrown in the towel. What you did, they had thought about severally, but with the likes of you, they changed their minds.
When you say, "At least, I am out of the scene", you were very wrong. Imagine loads of responsibilities that could not be sufficiently borne even with your presence. What made you think that your departure would make it lighter. Why add to the pain of others by " leaving the scene' the way you intend to. Why leave your spouse to bear it all? Why leave your siblings in pain? Why leave your friends, associates and neighbours in anguish? All asking the question "Why why why". A question that will not be answered sufficiently on this side of the divide. Look around: do you think your reason or reasons for attempting to commit suicide is tenable before God and man? Don't be a coward! 

Many people have gone through situations more worst than yours, and inspite of all odds they survived. You can survive big time. Yes! Things are getting tougher, but I tell you, though times never last, only though people do. Today may be bitter, but tomorrow will be better. And because tomorrow will be better, suicide is not an option. Tomorrow needs you to live in, not as a memory in the heart of men, but as a member of the society making monumental impact around the world. 

See you in the tomorrow; tomorrow needs you.

Christopher Ogbebor

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