By: Robert L. Hall

Robert L. Hall — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:28:18 +0000

Early in my life I can remember finding out that life was not the happy go lucky affair I thought it was. It was one of those points in life that I would have just as soon not had. The realities of life are mostly disturbing. I think abortion was the first of the tragic events that I learned of. Old enough to read a newspaper I began to see things that were happening (of course far away from my life) to people. The initial abortion issue was a result of a rape and the victim had chosen to have an abortion. I could not understand or comprehend how you made that decision first and then, who would knowingly perform that procedure. Then shortly thereafter a lady who was a friend of the family killed herself. At that point the reason was moot. I just remember being so disturbed anyone would take that action, for ANY reason. Since then I feel like I have been aware of a lot of suicides. I was always caught of guard and the most unsettling aspect of the event was being able to wrap my mind around how horrible life must have been to resort to that end. If there is one thing I know about life, it is that things change continually. You never know what will greet you the next day.Of all causes of death, suicide is the most cruel and unfortunately selfish-albeit I guess unrecognized by the victim. To me obscene is the word that best describes the taking of one’s own life. At 68 I still cannot emotionally deal with the results to the family and others affected. So it remains a mystery of this existence. I can only pray for those who have died that there is forgiveness (necessary in my religious belief) and relief.

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By: Robert L. Hall