again...
Because it's so late, and I'm tired and should be safe in bed, asleep
because someone was famous
because he died and we're not sure why
and because "social networking sites" are so popular
i've lost a bit of faith in (hu)mankind
or perhaps just realized how little i had
now that's not to say all people are bad
just that some people break my heart
with cynicism
and anger
and hate
and my heart aches for them
that they may find some level of understanding
a way of seeing things through someone elses eyes
to take a thought and consider how their words and actions may affect others
may push someone to an extreme
i'm getting a bit over dramatic
but that's just the poet in me
i blame the time
it's far to early/late for this all
but i need to vent
a famous young actor, who need not be named, recently died
making headlines
and breaking the hearts of those who knew him well
no one really knows yet what happened
but the media has choosen to speculate that this was a suicide
well i've been rather skeptical of those who've mourned his loss in terms of "he made good movies"
i've kept quiet on the issue because, it's simply not my place to speak
however, tonight in a fit of boredom i decided to read a relative strangers views on the matter
it was an interesting opinion
she felt that yes, it was tragic but it happens all the time, all across the world
and that it is unfair for the media to make such a story out of this
while elsewhere wars are raging and families are being torn apart
i see her point of view
i also can understand the opinions of others who argued against her, many people depend on media and entertainment in their daily lives, he was loved by fans, etc
i wish i had stopped there
reading through the debates that arose i found the one statement that i've heard so often but still makes me sick
"he was just being selfish."
ugh.
suicide....the act of killing yourself...is not an act of selfishness!
if someone is so far gone into pain, misery, loneliness, anything that makes them feel that the only option is death...they are not being selfish
they are in pain
if a person broke their leg and cried because it hurt
would you call them selfish?
or would you feel empathy? because you've also felt pain
i don't know where i'm going with all of this...likely no where.
i just needed to rant.
and maybe cry a little.
because it makes me so indescribably angry and hurt and frustrated when i see such thoughtless comments like that
'suicide is selfish'
well i guess there's a lot of selfish people in this world.
and i hope they realize they're not alone.