Well, denial is a powerful emotion. What suicide is ever "explained"? I had a co-worker commit suicide (not at work, thank God). The classic carbon monoxide by car-in-garage method. Totally unexpected. Created a great deal of consternation among the rest of us, because we were appalled that this person did not feel capable of reaching out. But, there was no Hillary Clinton in the background. He was a nice guy, no visible signs of stress. But that's the point: not all signs of stress are visible. The family will just have to accept it, grieve, and move on.
They may need a dash of cold water to do this. They could say to the authorities, "We're not buying this!" And the authorities, can reply, "And we're not selling it. Take it or leave it, but there is no more to be done."
No. Of course not. And neither was this guy, so far as the article indicated. Nor was he bumped off by some secret assassination.
There is the possibility that the stress of anticipation, the demands of courage, and the apprehension of an uncertain future got the better of him. My own belief, after much cogitation and experience, is that a perception that nothing can change is the temporal counterpart of solitary confinement in the spatial world. It is the nullification of free will. A changeless eternity can be terrifying, to the point where someone might rather end it than endure it.
Well, denial is a powerful emotion. What suicide is ever "explained"? I had a co-worker commit suicide (not at work, thank God). The classic carbon monoxide by car-in-garage method. Totally unexpected. Created a great deal of consternation among the rest of us, because we were appalled that this person did not feel capable of reaching out. But, there was no Hillary Clinton in the background. He was a nice guy, no visible signs of stress. But that's the point: not all signs of stress are visible. The family will just have to accept it, grieve, and move on.
They may need a dash of cold water to do this. They could say to the authorities, "We're not buying this!" And the authorities, can reply, "And we're not selling it. Take it or leave it, but there is no more to be done."
Was your coworker testifying to Congress about illegal activities concerning one of the largest data collection devices in the world?
No. Of course not. And neither was this guy, so far as the article indicated. Nor was he bumped off by some secret assassination.
There is the possibility that the stress of anticipation, the demands of courage, and the apprehension of an uncertain future got the better of him. My own belief, after much cogitation and experience, is that a perception that nothing can change is the temporal counterpart of solitary confinement in the spatial world. It is the nullification of free will. A changeless eternity can be terrifying, to the point where someone might rather end it than endure it.