10/10/2024
Today, on World Mental Health Day, it is of utmost importance to reeducate people on the roles they play in contributing to mental health issues. It is very easy to counsel a mother after her son commits su***de, but why not take a few preventive measures earlier to stop a young boy, who has his entire life ahead of him, from taking such a drastic step?
Sadly, what we often fail to understand is that we have the power to make or break someone. A woman is struggling somewhere with depression only because she is called "fat" by some of us. A child refuses to go to school because he is bullied for looking different or for not being as smart, rich, or "cool" as others. A young man lacks motivation only because society has made him believe he is a failure, and somewhere, an ailing father lies all alone in an old home because he has been abandoned by his children. What future do these people have? Do you think you have a role to play in all of this?
What’s sad about mental health issues is that they aren’t always obvious, and we choose to live in our own bubble of denial, thinking that we have no part to play. Unfortunately, we can contribute to the depression of others; we can make the young boy take his life in many cases. Therefore, I humbly request that all of you realize the importance of your role. Your small compliment can brighten someone’s day, and your harsh words and actions can ruin a life.
Choose your actions and words wisely! Choose to lift others instead of bringing them down.
