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no, I'm not considering commiting suicide, so shut your yaps right now, don't even start. I was merely thinking about it, as I'm sure we all do. Some thoughts came up, and I had a good discussion about it with my gaian little sister. Suicide is one of those things that you learn about when you are little. And, many of us come to think of it as wrong, disrespectful to our bodys, evil even. Sucide, is none of these. To some people, it's necessary. To others, it's wanted. To a few, it's irrational. I think suicide, can be done out of respect, and fear. I always used to be told, that suicide was a permanent solution to a temporary problem. But problems aren't always temporary. Around here, there are always little flares of them talking about it more, it generally happens right after someone commits suicide. Of course we'll be sad, but we shouldn't think less of them for doing it. Perhaps, it was their only option. And, maybe we wouldn't have such a problem if we could talk about it openly before someone commited suicide. I think you also have to be willing to listen patiently when talking about suicide, and I think you need to be open minded. Some people will talk of it with disgust, and hatred, when all it is is fear. Some people, will think highly of it, and talk of it with admiration, it doesn't mean it's for them. Then there are those whole will have a neutral standpoint, as in every discussion. I think, that it's interesting. Some people who experience suidide first hand, are more pron to it, while others, are less likely. It's an interesting thing, that's for sure, and, I don't think it's a bad thing, but, I admit, it's a sad thing. I don't like hearing my friends talk about it, talk about wanting to die, but for some of them, I know why they think this way, I know that they have some problems they could never possibly escape, and all in all, they want it to be best for others around them, that they care about. I do my best to stop them, all of them, but in the end, I know it's their dicision. And I know, they will do what's best for them. No matter their dicision, it'll be out of love, compassion, and respect for others, and their bodies.