R S Soodan
Almost everyday we read in newspapers that a newly wed, a love bird or a dejected student ends his life. Rising trend is quite evident from the facts and figures gathered from ‘Daily Excelsior’ news items dated Dec 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31st of 2015 and Jan Ist to 25th 2016. One or two suicides every day is quite it a worrisome affair. These are not the actual figures of this State and are much less than actual.
As per WHO Jt. Director Chatherine Le-Kemz, World wide wars and epidemics took less lives than suicides. Out of these suicides 69 percent are due to depression. More than 8 lacs people commit suicide every year. Most of the victims are students and farmers. WHO fears this rising trend and proposes de-stressing and improvement in low rarte of growth. There are so many factors responsible for high rate of suicides. As compared to earlier days, the students now are more stressed and depressed. Most of the students are given a particular goal to achieve the goal get stressed and finally commit suicide. Earlier the students were more independent and responsible and there was rarely a suicide case in those days. Now, the circle of life is moving very fast and everybody wants financial, social and religious freedom. Circle of life revolves around this.
Farmers too are feeling the heat as their crops often get damaged due to natural calamities and most importantly the less pricing of their products. P.M. Narendra Modi has announced crop Insurance scheme for farmers which is a welcome step but until and unless the pricing of food grain is not addressed the suicides by farmers many continue to happen. Government should come to rescue of this class and should allocate handsome funds for their welfare. The third most suicide cases are of newly weds. India is a multi lingual and multi religious country. Major castes are further divided into sub caste. Any cross religion marriage or love affair is not accepted especially in rural India, either they are killed or they commit suicides. Besides this, the Dowry is an old chronic disease which contributes a lot in swallowing figure of suicides.
People talk about intolerance of other types but here intolerance is playing a vital role. Nobody gives status of daughter to their daughter in law and the likewise no daughter in law considers her in laws as her father, mother or sister. Everybody is to be blamed, so everybody has to introspect, analyze and feel the nerve of youths to bring an end to age old customs. Tolerance is the need of hour. Religious and social organizations have a great role to pay in educating the people so that a solution is found. Parents and teachers too have a big role to play in de-stressing of youths. Success and defeat should be accepted like a good sportsman.
Life is precious and is a gift of God. As per Hindu faith one gets this after 84 lacs of births, those who commit suicides do not know the value of this ‘Gift.’ Facing the challenges is bravery and succumbing to pressures by committing suicides is cowardness. Those who believe in destiny very simply accept that the thing I could not get was not in my fate. One should be very religious in such situations when we say that God is there to see every thing then why we forget his natural way of running the affairs of this world. This is good to try for another chance rather to end the life.
The thought of parents has changed as they do not ask their wards to go to Mandir, Masjid and Gurdwara, simply say that there is lot time for such things. They feel that this is wastage of study time. This thought process pushes the youths to restlessness and anxiety. Religious and social binding are being overlooked by the youths. These teachings are more important to infuse confidence in the youths.
Liberalization has given us something or not is a debateable issue but this has changed the life styles. We are adopting European culture and losing clothes by several inches. Transforming and transformed are two different words. We are facing transformation and this is a very difficult period. Most of us are religious and have a great faith in our religious teachings. We, the Indians are more social than any other in the world but accepting other culture so easily is not possible. Adopting good things from other cultures is not bad. Need of the hour is to enhance the level of tolerance to minimize the changes of suicides. Attempt to suicides is a heat of moment. If this moment is passed, the suicide is avoided and may not happen. Parents, especially should keep an eye on their wards during their success or failure. Sometimes securing less marks in exams become a reason for such happenings, a stressed newly wed should be watched closely.
Every religion taught us de-stressing by Meditation, so religious and social students are equally important as these studies enhance the level of tolerance. Ghalib writes”Kuch Iss Tarah Se Maine Zindagi Assan Kar Di, Kissi Ko Maaf Kar Diya Aur Kissi Se Maafi Mang Li.”
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