Being at the Rotary Run for Life brings a lot of emotions. The
biggest one is FEAR. I do not want to experience the pain some of these
families feel. Another is SHAME. I realize that it is still hard for me to
openly discuss this matter especially with kids. I am afraid of saying the
wrong thing. But not saying anything is probably worse. SADNESS. When the
families walked in with the names of their loved ones I felt great sorrow. I
was focusing specifically on one family who has lost 3 different members – a father,
a brother and a nephew.
Everyone should have a safe place to go to. A place where they can
reach out and know they can have someone who cares. A place they can recharge and
regain HOPE.
Today I felt the pain of the families who are suicide survivors. I
want to make my surrounding – my home, my work, the kwoon – a place where
people know that there is always hope, there is someone that will listen, there
is always a reason to LIVE.
It was a good reminder that we need to break the stigma that is attached to suicide, and to break the silence that those suffering feel.
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