[net.suicide] RAID NO. 1!

cad (02/08/83)

	A good friend of mine recently considered the ultimate act.
He debated about whether it was a clean way to clear his recently
begrimed name.  I councelled him closely to consider the true cost
of suicide.  After much deliberation he reconsidered, sold his East
Indian machete he had proposed to remove his lower limbs with, spent
a happy weekend on Hilton Head with his recently reconciled wife, and
has now rejoined his firm as a managing editor.

	Basically, I argued that he must consider four factors to engage
in a truly artistic (i.e. non-messy) self-delimbing.
	1) Does anyone care if you go?  If so, then suicide is not
		yet required.
	2) Are you financially stable?  If so, then your suicide will
		not damage the economy and is to be avoided.
	3) Are you disturbed by surrendering any chance of going to a
		heavenly bliss? (All suicides burn eternally in Hell
		let's not forget)  If so, then chose to buy a Piece of
		the Rock and not The Farm.
	4) Have you made friends aware of your intentions?  If so, your
		death will weigh heavily on them and is to be avoided.
		You only make those you dislike feel responsible.

	Apparently, my friend thought these questions too hard to answer
and canceled his plans.

		Food for thought, ne c'est pas?

			---> Chuck A DeGaul <---
  
 

iy47ab (02/10/83)

I like those four questions.  Seriously, they are an excellent measurer
of  
the seriousness of one's intentions.  Personally, having gone through my
bouts with consideration-of-the-act 6 years ago, I can remember when a
yes answer to one or more of those questions actually deterred me.
Strange.  It makes sense.
Lady Arwen