by Jaclyn Zumwalt

Created on: December 24, 2008

We,as humans, are all one. What happens to one of us, affects us all.

It might seem funny to think of it that way, as we have had the thought of me,me,me for so long,But we also have free will. The Free will we all express when turning our backs on each others problems and hoping they just "get over it", or "get a job"..you know those thoughts right? Well, Then that same person has a right to end his human form. Who are any one us to judge another?

I can share a little about myself since I reach out and no one is there. I go to therapist, only to be turned away, as my insurance doesn't cover "mental health", I call a therapist and explain I have no money to pay 200.00 and hour and am told they have no openings.I try to talk to someone,anyone but they walk away. Who wants to hear about this? So, I try to look inside, only to find a blackness, a yearning I cannot name.....

I've noticed lately,as I suffer through another deep depression, that the choice is all mine. And while it might be mine, what I do affects others. Its the law of nature, the law of the universe and ultimately, should be our law. For together we fight each other and whine about the state of the world and ask questions like this without ever realizing that this is not a question any of us have to right to answer. I wish I could say that I have people to reach to, but as we learned earlier, that is not the case. Where can we turn if the world turns on itself?. I fight the darkness daily,wishing that I could just close my eyes once more and yes, if I had the courage I would probably end it. But I don't. I have others who depend on me here. I couldn't leave them unprotected. Society has deemed it that suicide is a sin, and my children would have to Live with that. But I'm here to say there is no sin, no hell that wedo not create ourselves. Look around,open your eyes, and yes, accept the responsibility that will come with that. For with great power, comes great responsibility. Looks like even Spiderman got it right....Why can't we?

What if, Suicide was accepted? What if, we all banded together to rid the world of the hate,strife and discontentment? I wonder, Would we even be debating on this now? As a collective of as within,so without, wouldn't we notice that what happens when one cries we all cry? When religions persecute and people gather more possessions to themselves just to leave out another....When did the sadness start? We are the reason one feels compelled to end a gift of life. To change one, is to change all.

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