01-15-2011, 02:05 AM
$tevie wrote:
I don't see where Greg declares all suicidal people hopeless.
If you want to talk about offensive, I personally have found the fact that you would argue about this with Greg extremely offensive. I wasn't going to say anything, but now that you've brought up being offended I feel compelled to do so. Use some common sense, for crying out loud, or at least some common courtesy.
It's his choice to discuss this topic, and I'm assuming that since he's doing so, he feels ready. Like i said, most everyone has gone through some sort of tragedy. Nobody here is blaming him, and no one said he could have done more, etc. All they've talked about is what can make life worth living. There are millions suffering who can be helped. Who is to blame for those we lost has never been important.
I said early in the thread that you can't stop all people who try to commit suicide from doing so. But you have to do what you can. He disagrees, evidently, so I don't quite understand how this is different from saying they're all hopeless. If there's nothing you can do, it's hopeless. Right? Sorry, but regardless of his experience, I do find his "eff 'em" attitude offensive. We need to care about each other, whether or not it makes us vulnerable. kj.