No matter what they say they all intend to live Except the suicides? They intended to live, too. Suicide is a desperate attempt to get rid of unbearable agony.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suicide is framed as a way to end suffering, not a desire to die.
- In plain terms
- Even those who end life want to escape pain, not life itself.
- What can you take from it?
- Despair often masks a wish to end agony.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does pain do to hope?
- How can we support those in agony?
Another view
Not all suicides stem from unbearable agony.
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