HELP!!!!!HELP!!!! HELP!!!!!!

Of late there has been a very high rate of suicides; the most affected being the youth. I’m sure those of us in this side of eternity are asking ourselves what could drive a person into taking their own life. And yes we are of the opinion that nothing could warrant or be reason enough for one to take their own life. But if we were to delve deeper into the issue you will realize that different people are weighed down by different issues. There are people who will feel like the world is coming to end because they are unable to make ends meet. Others just can’t imagine life without a girlfriend/boyfriend. Others are shocked when they find out they have a terminal illness. Yet many more are overwhelmed by issues in their families. The latter is always a big issue among the youth.

My interaction with teenagers and young adults has made me come to one conclusion; family situations contribute the greatest to the stresses the young people go through. Conflict between parents is a major headache for the youth. Most guys find themselves having to suffer consequences for mistakes made by their parents or their guardians. When in such situations they have nowhere to run to for advice or audience.

Therein lies what I think can help mitigate the challenge. Our young people need to be offered avenues to ventilate about what is happening in their lives. Those avenues are lacking since the parents are busy earning the money, the teachers are overwhelmed by the students who are their responsibilities. Older men and women in the society need to sacrificially offer themselves to steer their lives and that of their children in the right direction by being there for them at all costs. The same men and women need also to do the same for younger men and women who haven’t received the same from the parents.

When that happens then a few more lives will be saved. I personally have purposed to be there for my two children but also go out of my way to do so for as many young men and women that God allows me. I have purposed to respond to the cry for help from our young people. The decision is there for you to make; what will it be? Death or Life!!