The World As We Know It
There was a time when i felt like i had a lot to say. There was always something on my mind about sports or politics or life. Lately i just haven't had much to say for whatever reason. Sometimes life gets a bit hectic so i just don't have much to say. But despite all the difficulties, here's one thing i've learned: there's more to this life than just what i experience.
I think it's part of our human nature to get caught up in one's own life, thinking that he/she is the only one feeling pain. The truth is that everyone feels pain. Some people just won't admit to it. I think pride is the downfall for those that won't admit they feel pain.
With all the murder-suicides that have been in the news lately it made me think how someone could possibly kill their own family, the people that they supposedly care about and that are supposed to care about them. It just doesn't make sense to me. But somehow in the mind of someone so desperate and sick there is a thought that killing everyone that is close to them will somehow make it all better. They'd rather escape and take everyone they love with them so that they won't leave their family here to feel the pain they would inevitably feel without them.
But what motivates someone to do something like that? Are they so worried about money and finances that they feel like killing their family is better than being homeless? I can't help but think that a major component of that decision is pride. Those that make the decision to not just kill themselves but also kill everyone close to them are cowards. They can't face the possibility of being a failure, or being looked upon by their family as a failure, or they can't handle the thought of being poor and letting down everyone. So they decide to choose the "easy" way out and leave it all behind...everything except what they supposedly care most about. Unfortunately it seems that they care most about themselves and lose all perspective on what it is like to actually care about others.
I just wish these people would get help instead of turning a gun on themselves and on others. It is time that instead of getting caught up in the perception (or misperception) of what society requires of men (to be providers, to be macho, to not let anything bother them, to be invulnerable) that we realize that people have weaknesses and faults and issues. Just because someone has problems doesn't make them any less of a man (i'm using this perspective because it seems that all the news has recently been about men killing their families). Being able to admit that you have problems makes you a better person than any stone-faced superman who doesn't allow himself to ever be vulnerable. At least the person who admits he has problems is one step closer to getting help. There was only one perfect person who ever lived on this earth, and you are not Him!
I think it's part of our human nature to get caught up in one's own life, thinking that he/she is the only one feeling pain. The truth is that everyone feels pain. Some people just won't admit to it. I think pride is the downfall for those that won't admit they feel pain.
With all the murder-suicides that have been in the news lately it made me think how someone could possibly kill their own family, the people that they supposedly care about and that are supposed to care about them. It just doesn't make sense to me. But somehow in the mind of someone so desperate and sick there is a thought that killing everyone that is close to them will somehow make it all better. They'd rather escape and take everyone they love with them so that they won't leave their family here to feel the pain they would inevitably feel without them.
But what motivates someone to do something like that? Are they so worried about money and finances that they feel like killing their family is better than being homeless? I can't help but think that a major component of that decision is pride. Those that make the decision to not just kill themselves but also kill everyone close to them are cowards. They can't face the possibility of being a failure, or being looked upon by their family as a failure, or they can't handle the thought of being poor and letting down everyone. So they decide to choose the "easy" way out and leave it all behind...everything except what they supposedly care most about. Unfortunately it seems that they care most about themselves and lose all perspective on what it is like to actually care about others.
I just wish these people would get help instead of turning a gun on themselves and on others. It is time that instead of getting caught up in the perception (or misperception) of what society requires of men (to be providers, to be macho, to not let anything bother them, to be invulnerable) that we realize that people have weaknesses and faults and issues. Just because someone has problems doesn't make them any less of a man (i'm using this perspective because it seems that all the news has recently been about men killing their families). Being able to admit that you have problems makes you a better person than any stone-faced superman who doesn't allow himself to ever be vulnerable. At least the person who admits he has problems is one step closer to getting help. There was only one perfect person who ever lived on this earth, and you are not Him!
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