Stress and Suicidal Rate
Stress.. stress.. stress...
A price we have to pay for the growing of economy and the globalization of the world. As nations and countries work together to enhance their productivity and boost their GDP, guess who suffers?
Industrialization and Inventions enable men to produce faster, better in a more efficient manner. Things that used to be done by a team of workers, now need to be done by a push of a button. People need to upgrade to get employed, degree is a must to survive, one degree is simply not enough, worker stress, student stress, parents stress, even children also stress...
What is the side effect of stress? for those who are on the positive side, they see it as a push to do more. On the other hand, people who cannot take it simply fall sick. Worst case, they decide to finish the game their way by committing suicide.
It is amazing, how a primary school student can think of committing suicide. During my childhood, primary school was a time for fun. Yet here in Singapore, every year there are quite a number of kids who committed suicide. Some report says that annually there are over 30 students who committed suicide in Singapore.
One friend of mine, sharing that her sister is very stressed. She is studying in the architecture faculty in a local university. Workload is overwhelming, 3 days never sleep, etc. The shocking news is this: Every year there are 2-3 students from the faculty of architecture who committed suicide. They simply cannot take the stress. Question, what can we do about it? or what can the school do about it? are they going to say something like what some country's vice president who say: "The school is a great success, those who committed suicide are lazy and stupid student"? I hope not.
One another perspective, let's zoom into another country which is much more stressful than Singapore. Japan. Japan is an advanced country. Yet their people are so stressed and as a result a lot perverse things come out from the country. Their life is simply empty, vacuum, and when they cannot take it anymore, they choose to end it. A friend of mine who is a pastor in Japan just shared, that the suicidal rate in Japan is about 33000 annually, about 100 per day! From the past 10 years, the total suicide cases are 300000!!!
No, I am not kidding. And I don't think my friend is joking either. You see, she is one of those who thought of ending her life, but thanks to God, some Christians approached her and prayed for her. She accepted Christ and decided to give her life to God.
Something to ponder about. If we indeed have the saving grace of Christ, do we keep it ourselves, or should we share it with others? When we see our friends or someone is having problem, are we bothered to say hello and ask for what is the problem? We have the hope of life, and let those who are without hope hear from us and gain their hope as well.
Don't let this happen to you, when a friend of you or someone you know should depart from the world prematurely, and the message that he/she left behind is that she felt lonely and no one cared for him/her. What will God says to you then? you have neglected your duty. But if you are the one who is in despair, remember always that God loves you and there are always friends around you ready to help you.
A price we have to pay for the growing of economy and the globalization of the world. As nations and countries work together to enhance their productivity and boost their GDP, guess who suffers?
Industrialization and Inventions enable men to produce faster, better in a more efficient manner. Things that used to be done by a team of workers, now need to be done by a push of a button. People need to upgrade to get employed, degree is a must to survive, one degree is simply not enough, worker stress, student stress, parents stress, even children also stress...
What is the side effect of stress? for those who are on the positive side, they see it as a push to do more. On the other hand, people who cannot take it simply fall sick. Worst case, they decide to finish the game their way by committing suicide.
It is amazing, how a primary school student can think of committing suicide. During my childhood, primary school was a time for fun. Yet here in Singapore, every year there are quite a number of kids who committed suicide. Some report says that annually there are over 30 students who committed suicide in Singapore.
One friend of mine, sharing that her sister is very stressed. She is studying in the architecture faculty in a local university. Workload is overwhelming, 3 days never sleep, etc. The shocking news is this: Every year there are 2-3 students from the faculty of architecture who committed suicide. They simply cannot take the stress. Question, what can we do about it? or what can the school do about it? are they going to say something like what some country's vice president who say: "The school is a great success, those who committed suicide are lazy and stupid student"? I hope not.
One another perspective, let's zoom into another country which is much more stressful than Singapore. Japan. Japan is an advanced country. Yet their people are so stressed and as a result a lot perverse things come out from the country. Their life is simply empty, vacuum, and when they cannot take it anymore, they choose to end it. A friend of mine who is a pastor in Japan just shared, that the suicidal rate in Japan is about 33000 annually, about 100 per day! From the past 10 years, the total suicide cases are 300000!!!
No, I am not kidding. And I don't think my friend is joking either. You see, she is one of those who thought of ending her life, but thanks to God, some Christians approached her and prayed for her. She accepted Christ and decided to give her life to God.
Something to ponder about. If we indeed have the saving grace of Christ, do we keep it ourselves, or should we share it with others? When we see our friends or someone is having problem, are we bothered to say hello and ask for what is the problem? We have the hope of life, and let those who are without hope hear from us and gain their hope as well.
Don't let this happen to you, when a friend of you or someone you know should depart from the world prematurely, and the message that he/she left behind is that she felt lonely and no one cared for him/her. What will God says to you then? you have neglected your duty. But if you are the one who is in despair, remember always that God loves you and there are always friends around you ready to help you.
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