Today, two of us went out to walk by the beach in Massachusetts State Park. (Google Maps Satellite) The river (actually a giant lake) is ~750 ft wide and very deep. There's a Boat Club with several ramps. It is a beautiful serene place.
We noticed we were the only two people in the park. As we approached the beach, we nearly collided with a man (Hispanic / Middle-Eastern, 20-30 years old) swiftly walking behind us. It appeared that he was late for a meeting. The man was wearing a thick black winter coat (backwards), big boots and heavy backpack.
The man ran onto a narrow boat ramp. I thought: "What is he doing? Waiting for a boat?" The man was ~140ft away from us. He was pacing back and forth on the ramp. Suddenly, he stopped, turned and fell backwards into the river. He wailed one last time. Then his head submerged into the deep water below.
Guy from the Boat Club ran onto the ramp. He looked down into the river and yelled: "Motherf--ker!" He quickly ran back into the Club shouting to his fellow employee: "Call 911!"
Within ~10 minutes, an armada of police and EMT arrived on the scene. We counted 50+ officers and emergency personnel, two divers, three ambulances and two fire trucks. It took them almost an hour to locate the guy's lifeless body in the deep waters and bring it onshore.
I felt completely numb. I have watched many gruesome videos on LiveLeak (people getting electrocuted, shot, fall from roof, run over by cars, airplanes crashing and burning, etc). In those instances, innocent people died by accident.
But I hate people who kill themselves. This guy was in his prime. Yet he was a coward. He could not deal with his problems, so he decided to "unplug" himself. Now his parents, siblings, girlfriend will be suffering. What a waste.
Let me remind you: You are not alone. Everyone has dark thoughts. This is Satan whispering into your ear. Pray to God. Don't give up. Never give up. If you have bad feelings, reach out and let someone help you. Don't be a coward. Do not commit suicide. May God bless you.
I'm sorry you had to witness that and I'm sorry that the man chose to end his life. I have been in that dark place before, and the one thing I know is that it is 100% demonic and Satanic. They will weigh on you until you almost can't breathe and want nothing more than to end it all. Some people can't see their way out of that fog and make the wrong decision. And the demons win.
God bless you and I hope that those images will fade quickly from your mind.
Seagate, glad you survived. I agree. Depression, being spiritually bereft, creates crippling internal pain. Those that give in and commit suicide intentionally (as opposed to accidently) are in the midst of pain so great that they act just to make the pain stop. It's not selfish, instead it's a response to unabated crushing pain without end. Of course, this does relate to those people with borderline personalities that are manipulative, selfish, and histrionic.
Seagate, glad you survived. I agree. Depression, being spiritually bereft, creates crippling internal pain. Those that give in and commit suicide intentionally (as opposed to accidently) are in the midst of pain so great that they act just to make the pain stop. It's not selfish, instead it's a response to unabated crushing pain without end. Of course, this does relate to those people with borderline personalities that are manipulative, selfish, and histrionic.
Hate autocorrect...didn't notice it changed your name from seagoatz to Seagate
They'll never fix that now that Steve Jobs is deaf.
(Possibly this gag's final public appearance).