Sunday, November 11, 2007

Depressing.

For the past few days, I've been watching the news and there's this 11-year old girl who caught everyone's attention. A girl who took suicide because of the poverty and hunger she is experiencing.

What's the major cause of suicide? The answer: Depression which is often undiagnosed and untreated.

The girl who did the act can't go to school primarily because of financial reasons. She is really unhappy about their situation yet can't do anything about it because for a normal kid like her, it is actually not her job to find the resources needed for her schooling, it is her parent's. Practically speaking, because of the poverty, her parents prioritized the basic needs which is food and shelter. After the incident, it is discovered that she have kept a diary of her accounting the story of her grief which was discovered after the suicide took place.

Then after hearing the news on television, a lot of people donated some goods but everything is too late-the girl's life is gone.

Do we really have to be informed of this kind of event where an innocent life has to be sacrificed before we make an act? Is it worth the life of the kid? This actually appalled me and the many but this should wake the society so that we won't get to see more of this depressing situation.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

madz.
nalungkot din ako sa batang nagsuicide.
grabe kaya... and to think that people only started sending them gifts after the girl killed herself. Like, hello, indi naman mababalik yung buhay ng girl no. :|

madeleine said...

oo nga e, too late na talaga! parang wake up call na nga to e! grbe na mga nangyayri, kailangan pa mgpakamatay ng bata para ma-trigger tayo sa mga dapat natin gawin. nakakalungkot talaga mga sitwasyon ngayon