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Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Is suicide ever justified?

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Those who arrived at a compelling and uncluttered view on this issue aren't around to record their views. For most of us, arriving at such a view would oblige us to jump some hurdles before we vaulted that rail: religious dogma, physical fear, emotional attachments, every instinct we possess. We should discount mere cries for help; an unsuccessful suicide is generally just a successful gesture. Those who mean it, do it, either without fanfare or having ensured they can't be interrupted by other people's instincts or their own.

We all die, most of us alone and afraid no matter how fit or...

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