By Areeya Chumsai
January 19, 1998
Not long
ago, a farmer in Northeastern Thailand hanged
himself because
he was cheated by a false friend of his life's savings of 1,000,000 baht. He was
so angry, frustrated, and depressed that he left his wife a widow, and his children
fatherless. Or how about the guy who shot himself under the chin at the Stock Exchange
of Thailand because the numbers went down.
Didn't anyone ever tell him that what goes UP must eventually come Down.
If you
want to get poetic and philosophical about it, the SET is a mirror reflection of life...ups and downs. ups and downs. happiness and sadness. youth and old age. Getting Famous and Being
Forgotten. Money and Debt...
And just
last week while reading the daily newspaper and getting my daily dosage of bad news
for the day, I came across a story about two Japanese
teenagers who went up a nine story building, wrote a note, placed it under their
shoes which they took off and left on the ledge,
and then they jumped to their death.
Authorities
refuse to disclose the content of the note, but I think I can guess what they might
have said. They were hopeless. They were depressed.
Life was a pain that hurt too much and they didn't want to face another day. They might of broken up with their boyfriends. Their parents
might of been getting a divorce. But being students from a prestigious high school,
it's possible that they were rejected from the University of their choice.
So being
young - foolish, self-absorbed and not thinking very far they ended their suffering and
put the burden of suffering to those who loved them, cared for them and raised them.
Suicide
is a hopeless and depressive action for the weak.
The strong-the survivors, are the wise. There is truth in the saying, "...for this too shall pass." And if it doesn't pass, it will only make us stronger,
add depth to our character, make us wiser, and teach us about endurance..."No
pain, No gain," says the shoe ad. But this motto isn't just for our physical
self, it should be our mental motto as well. Life is tough. But it's also worth living
because life's pain is our greatest teacher. Everything else; happiness, pride, and all the good stuff
is great and all, but they're recess. Life's greatest teacher begins in the classroom
of pain. Don't just take it from me, take
it from the Oyster...
There once was an oyster
Whose story I tell,
Who found that some sand
Had got into his shell.
It was only a grain,
But it gave him great pain.
For oysters have feelings
Although they're so plain.
Now, did he berate
The harsh workings of fate
That had brought him
To such a deplorable state?
Did he curse at the government,
Cry for election,
And claim that the sea should
Have given him protection?
No -- he said to himself
As he lay on a shell,
Since I cannot remove it,
I shall try to improve it.
Now the years have rolled around,
As the years always do,
And he came to his ultimate
Destiny too.
And the small grain of sand
That had bothered him so
Was a beautiful pearl
All richly aglow.
Now the tale has a moral;
For isn't it grand
What an oyster can do
With a morsel of sand?
What couldn't we do
If we'd only begin
With some of the things
That get under our skin.
-Author Unknown-
Everyday
is a new day. Another sunrise, a clean slate we are given as a great gift to understand
ourselves and find the best in others: To love. To play. To seek. To find all the
wonders and mysteries of life. And most important-to learn. And during our search,
one lesson I've learned is this: Losing money
in the stock market, losing your job, losing your business, losing youth, power,
and prestige, getting a ticket, getting crow's feet, fighting with your spouse, your
mother, your father, or finding out your children are not turning out the way you
planned for them, or being hurt by the betrayal of false friends ... all of this and so much more are called INCONVENIENCES.
They won't kill you. But knowing you have an
incurable disease, living in war zones like
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central America, North Korea, land-mine infested Cambodia,
or even the ghetto of your own neighborhood, getting raped or maimed, and so much more are called PROBLEMS.
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When you understand
the differences and treat each as such, you'll be on your way towards great wisdom.
The weak farmer. The two Japanese girls in their cleanly pressed white shirts and
blue skirts ended their chances. Pain. Inconvenience. Life's hurdles. "...for this too shall pass." |
| Written: Areeya
Chumsai Web+Graphics: PuTT |
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Interesting and thought-provoking article. I would also like to commend various other comments, especially of changmai007@hotmail.com. Yes, our society needs someone who cares to listen to these suicidal people,someone who will not judge or dictate but will lend their ears to the suicidal people and let them decide their own future, with dignity. It is hard to find these "good listeners" because in our present society of rush and competition, we have no time to lend our ears, even to our own beloved. Time has come when the whole society needs to join hands in giving assistance; the Government should come into picture, (as I can see that the Ministry of Public Health is paying more and more attention) allocating more funds to assist some NGOs which are doing the "listening" job. There are many in Thailand but only a few manage to function efficiently due to short funding, although no salary is required since volunteers work at their own will. In addition, the problem of funding is attributed to the Thai society which is more willing to make their donations to NGOs working with children, women and other less physically-fortunate population, resulting in that NGOs which work with the mentally-deprived do not receive enough attention. I wish therefore to call attention of whoever is fortunate to reach this website to spare your thought for the less fortunate NGOs also and give whatever assistance you can afford. Thanks, Khun Pop, for giving me opportunity to share my thought.
vicky_seth@hotmail.com from 202.183.248.235 on Tuesday, August 15, 2000 at 10:20:01
Having a bad time ,but it's a life.
tt905@gre.ac.uk from gm-dr-204-d12.gre.ac.uk on Wednesday, August 09, 2000 at 18:30:52
hello
p from gw2-proxy.egat.or.th on Friday, June 09, 2000 at 05:46:04
hi
f from gw2-proxy.egat.or.th on Friday, June 09, 2000 at 05:43:59
hi,I'm here.
pety@r from gw2-proxy.egat.or.th on Friday, June 09, 2000 at 05:21:38
ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE.
Survivor from 203.155.33.183 on Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 21:18:00
ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE.
Survivor from 203.155.33.183 on Sunday, April 23, 2000 at 21:18:00
Hi.. Happy Thai New Year. Songkran Day. Bye-bye... :-)
bpoanan@yahoo.com from gw2-proxy.egat.or.th on Friday, April 14, 2000 at 08:03:26
Dear P'Pop, I was wondering if you're related to Nook Suthida?
mina from 139.102.201.9 on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 at 21:13:16
we hate you!!!
123@email.com from 133.6.144.56 on Friday, January 28, 2000 at 15:44:17
hello! i am a 26 year old boy from germany and i search a thai girl for the life(married)!!!! please mail me!!!
jens.esser@de.dreamcast.com from 62.180.57.211 on Tuesday, January 25, 2000 at 01:00:55
The weak are those who depend on society for their own self-image. For their own good, "they" must be destroyed. This is the process of ego-death Herr Guatama and Herr Nietzsche describe in detail. Beautiful girls best to run wild and not smother in the authority of knowledge.
DESTROY THE WEAK from 177-53.pop.metrotimes.net on Monday, November 22, 1999 at 09:18:20
Many fans have religiously follow your writing. And I can see that some were so ready to absorb your ideas and ignored the meaning of the delivered messages. Similar to some other visitors on this page, I want to challenge the idea that "those who commit suicide are weak and the survivors are strong and become wiser." I have seen so many people who are existing in this world whose function is to survive. Is an ability to breath in&out and wake up to the next morning what human beings are all about? And do we become wiser automatically by being survived? What is the difference between those who end and those who continue their lives but to be merely existed? Perhaps, we, as a culture and society, should look very carefully into the meanings of being a human and define our roles in various settings. Our lives may be worth living and those who comtemplate in commiting suicide may reconsider, if we see the value and believe in "optimism rather than pessimism, hope rather than despair, learning in the place of dogma, truth instead of ignorance, joy rather than guilt or sin, tolerance in the place of fear, love instead of hatred, compasssion over selfishness, beauty instead of ugliness, and reason rather than blind faith or irrationality." It is our responsibility as an individual and collectively as a society to educate ourselves and our generation. Reconsider the value that we float around in our cultures. And now I am asking Thai citizens to reevaluate and understand our existance and truly find its meanings. Once you have discovered your personal map, then, the journey may be worthwhile to hang on to.
Supranee Janthapaiboonkajon/sjkvs@interaccess.com from d82.loop2.interaccess.com on Thursday, September 09, 1999 at 12:12:15
ชื่นชอบพี่ป๊อปมากคะ อยากเก่งและอยากเขียนหนังสือแบบพี่ป๊อปคะแต่ไม่อยากทะเลาะกับพี่อะไรน้า (ผู้หญิงที่พี่ป๊อปเคยนับถือและเขียนหนังสือให้)รู้สึกว่ามันอกตัญญูยังไงไม่รู้นะ พี่ป๊อปเข้าใจไหมคะ
from nsn1-12.dial.cscoms.com on Wednesday, September 08, 1999 at 00:41:44
อีแรดป๊อบ
from 203.146.58.142 on Tuesday, June 15, 1999 at 18:46:08
People nows a days are so stress with things in life... So young they are... and they feel that the world is against them... Why can't this be otherwise Garey
Johanan_Loo@Yahoo.com from 203.120.62.19 on Friday, May 14, 1999 at 21:22:00
Hi again Areeya. A very interesting article. There is a condition built into every living thing that fights for life. And part of that condition dictates that a living thing CAN NOT purposely injure itself but will do everything possible to survive and procreate. Then there is a philisophical argurement that states that a human will only act in a fashion that will better him/herself. Meaning that even a Junkie thinks that they are helping themselves by stealing to supply their addiction. All manner of dysfunction is founded on the premis that all behavior is fulfilling one need or another and even if a person slashes their wrists they do it with the motive of fulfilling a much more important need than even life itself. I have not seriously considered suicide however, I have tried to probe the mindset of one who takes their own life. I have tried to keep an objective point of view and open mind toward the act and would never say that it is an act of depiration or cowardess. On the contrary, one who can overcome every fundamental behavior known to man and put an end to their existance on this planet is not, in my view, cowardess. Test yourself. Take a sharp knife and try to cut your finger... You will not be able to do it. You can not cough hard enough to collapse a lung and everything you do in your life is purposed toward a better life not a worse one. When the end of life comes, it is because it is over. Whether or not we agree with the farmer, the students or anyone else, is irrelivant. Their live came to an end and that is the end of their story. Whether they died on an operating table or from a land mine explosion only one fact remains, the world will go on without them, as it will when you and I pass from this world to whatever exists beyond, if anything does. I am not condemning your essay, nor am I condoning it. I think it has a good deal of wisdom in it, for the living and only proves the point that "No living thing can purposely hurt itself." Your reaction to the thought of suicide is indicitive of that idea and you are obviously rpulsed by the thought. That's Okay. It proves that you are a sensative human being and have a love for this life. However, I would like to state that to put such an article in your web site make a very unique statement of its own. What is it that you are truly trying to convey? Have you been considering suicide? I will not Nor would not condone it but nor would I condemn it. I think that you are a lovely woman and person and can only hope to meet you or talk to you while you are in my world and by this note, while I am in yours. I have been making plans to move to Thailand from Canada, NOT for sex, but because many of my beliefs are very close to Buddhism and I want to be closer to people with similar views. Here in Canada where Christianity dominates all manner of life, I find it very difficult having a meaningful conversation. Every time I think about Thailand I feel like I am living away from home and the longer I am away, the more homesick I become for the country, the people and the culture (You included). Well, its like the man said... "hand a monkey a diamond and it'll think its a rock." The fact is - it IS only a rock... As we put a human value on a piece of Rock, so we place a human value on Life and make it all the more confusing by placing a religious value on it too. I suggest that you live until you die and treat life as though it was just "Sudden Death Overtime." As far as I know, we don't come this way again, so make the most of every moment that you have here and enjoy every moment to the fullest and I sure hope to be able to meet you while we're still here.
gwensinc@home.com from 24.65.9.40.bc.wave.home.com on Monday, May 03, 1999 at 00:54:11
you don't win if you quit and you don't win if you don't
from ip189.princeton.nj.pub-ip.psi.net on Sunday, March 21, 1999 at 10:29:29
nothing else matters
juhairi@yahoo.com from klj-228-63.tm.net.my on Friday, March 05, 1999 at 18:34:40
nice homepage..if you have drop by my home page too. www.angelfire.com/wi/RUKTUR god bless. fluke
fluke9@email.com from proxy.cincybible.edu on Saturday, February 27, 1999 at 04:21:09
Hi
from 205-213-43-78.sdlax.k12.wi.us on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at 03:12:20
Dear all; it was a nice thing that the outsider could do for the people who plan to suicide. There are alots of great comments while there are some useless note to K.Pop-Areya.I wonder that why we don't gather some good idea to say to the failure in our society, we may help them more cheerful and look at their life as it gets. Let's cheer them up, K.Pop, you're the leader so please let them know what do you want them to be on their own paht. Kindly regards to all in community
wiroonya@rocketmail.com from 203.148.218.44 on Monday, February 08, 1999 at 22:31:38
hallo! pee pop . Sorry, i do not smart in English so i can not understand a lot. But i think u must write so good :)
kissme-queen@bigfoot.com from cache-engine.au.ac.th on Sunday, January 24, 1999 at 13:17:16
Can you tell me where you found or how old is the poem about the oyster? Thank You, Richard at darkelf@thegrid.net
darkelf@thegrid.net from oak-ts1-h1-48-202.ispmodems.net on Thursday, December 31, 1998 at 05:53:29
Dear Pop, I told my students in the English class that the way Pop write her articles in English is great and charming. That's also how we can feel the beauty of English language.
archer@thaimail.com from 203.149.11.97 on Thursday, December 31, 1998 at 00:34:26
Dear Pop, I told my students in the English class that the way Pop write her articles in English is great and charming. That's also how we can feel the beauty of English language.
archer@thaimail.com from 203.149.11.97 on Thursday, December 31, 1998 at 00:33:37
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from 203.150.128.4 on Thursday, December 24, 1998 at 18:46:19
พี่ครับผมชื่นชอบพี่มากเลยครับ ถ้าผมจบ ม.4ผมจะไปสอบเป็นทหารแบบพี่ครับแล้วพี่ mail มาหาบ้างนะครับ
tabuki@thaimail.com from proxy1.ksc.net.th on Sunday, December 20, 1998 at 20:30:30
Sawatdee ka pee Pop I read your suicide note and I really like and agreed with you but life is too hard too handle and I can't handle it, I've got to go now. good bye+love Fai ps. I was joking! please reply my letter.
faimalakul57@hotmail.com from srrb01-168.resnet.ubc.ca on Sunday, November 29, 1998 at 08:07:25
I love u na ka Pe' POP . hope u be happy andtake care of yourself.
look_tan@hotmail.com from 161.200.255.162 on Thursday, November 26, 1998 at 08:10:52
Accidentally,I was in the event when that man commit suicide in the stock market of Thailand because of stock declining.Luckily,he was alive to see the Baht strengthen.Pee Pop,if you were me,would you do something else?I agree with you that what goes up eventually come down."D" could be an "A" if never give up.By the way,your ideas are excellent.Only small words give lessons to people.It would be nice if some written styles 're varied ka.Waiting for your reply.
near_dawn@hotmail.com from 202.44.4.78 on Sunday, November 22, 1998 at 04:42:40
my name fiat
fiat2@thaimail.com from proxy1.ksc.net.th on Sunday, October 18, 1998 at 12:40:16
Nice, thought provoking article. Life is too precious a gift to throw away. In comparison to western cultures, Asians seem more reserved about voicing their love/affection for those around them. Had the wife reiterated to the farmer that despite the financial misfortune, she and the family love him unconditionally and that he has not failed as a husband nor father, that they have come this far together and that 'this too shall pass', perhaps he would not have left them. Had the parents of the teenages told them that they are proud of them, they love them and will continue to encourage them to be the best persons they can be, perhaps they wouldn't have climbed the building. It is not clear what happened here. However, it is sad that so many Asian parents have the tendancy to choose ridicule and criticism to express their love toward their children, rather than encouragement. It is also sad that some people simply assume that love is understood and that no further affirmation is necessary either by explicit words, or deeds. They become so 'comfortable' with each other that they become oblivious to subtle clues suggesting emotional turmoil. Life is too precious, life is too short, and only fate can explain how many of us are brought together as family, friends, or lovers. People should strive for constructive communication with each other, or face regrets later.
mackerel@hotmail.com from 1cust8.tnt2.lax3.da.uu.net on Wednesday, September 23, 1998 at 23:56:08
My frend
LAXLUTHER.thaimail.com from 202.44.232.1 on Monday, September 14, 1998 at 18:17:33
Hello P'pop I would like to consult you about my love. Presently, I hurt so much and I don't know what I do. I think you are my best friend who can health me Please suggest me. You are my model because I weak down. Noina
ninaka@health.moph.go.th from 203.157.4.95 on Tuesday, September 08, 1998 at 12:57:26
Life is short, play hard and work hard never say die This reminds me of Ungsumalin and Korburi though she is fickle minded about wether or not she love Koburi and few attempted suicide, she still regretted at the end. They both got each other's heart eventhough he died in the end. By the way, i believe they will meet in the milky way....... Life is short...Treasure it if you still holding the time...
Kisho Shinohara, shinohara1@yahoo.com from ppp82.vicnet.net.au on Monday, September 07, 1998 at 07:19:15
Well done !!! Your work speaks for many of us who lack such a wonderful writing ability like yours. I bet you've read some books of Robert Fulgum (the US) as you echo "inconvenience" and "problem". Enloy life.
sermsuda@yahoo.com from 161.200.255.182 on Sunday, September 06, 1998 at 11:41:14
A great article!
ying710@yahoo.com from proxy.inconnect.com on Friday, August 14, 1998 at 00:12:32
You're so beautiful to me. Can you see ? Can I'll be your sister (younger) ? Miss you my sister ......... Praw
royalent@ksc.th.com from proxy1.ksc.net.th on Thursday, August 13, 1998 at 22:27:20
P'POP I LOVE YOU
cherry_m21@hotmail.com from proxy.ku.ac.th on Saturday, August 08, 1998 at 19:19:55
I've been through many tough situations and like P'POP have said and it to shall pass. I've managed to survive all the pains and gain a better understanding of human life. I will live to the fullest of my life in this lifetime no matter how painful it is.
pati3@webtv.net from proxy-142.iap.bryant.webtv.net on Saturday, August 08, 1998 at 15:42:38
Deborah J. from dcn58.dcn.davis.ca.us on Thursday, August 06, 1998 at 05:45:20
THERE ARE NOT MANY WEMEN CAN BE LIKE YOU.
celine333@.thaimail.com from 203.148.247.251 on Wednesday, August 05, 1998 at 19:31:41
finally411@hotmail.com
Deborah J. (Kay) from dcn43.dcn.davis.ca.us on Tuesday, August 04, 1998 at 04:36:03
When one door colses. another opens but we often look so long and regretfully at the closed door, that we do not see the one which has opened for us...
tweetybirdy@tweety-bird.com from 203.148.244.212 on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at 23:29:23
i have to confess that at first i don't want to open this "suicide page" because i find nothing about suicide relevant with me. However, i opened it and read all of your ideas about the suicide thing. it's very interesting to find it so close to our lives although i will never commit suicide. i think that those who committed suicide are totally selfish leaving problems and tears to the ones who love them. ( as you said ) i have problems, too but never think about suicide. Anyway, it's so good to have read your opinion. it's not only learning a great article but getting something good from it to live my life toughly, strongly and happily. Thanks so much for creating such a great article...
tweetybirdy@tweety-bird.com from 203.148.244.212 on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at 23:25:01
Life can be simple and complex.It is hards to manage and sometime it is easy to go on.I think who try attempts suicide are not silly.They don't know what to do.Like when you are in final examination .You have no idea to write down the answer.you can't talk to someone nearby.The one who choose suicide is the one who send plain paper,not even one alphabet.Instead another studdent who had no idea too,thought of writing something involved or not involved in the paper or circle any choice.These latter group may survived or get some marks.Human had difference in way of thought,and human had 2 sex.Men and woman solved their problem in difference.Woman like to talk to tell someone or to write them down,those can relief one step of pressure.Not like men they try keep quiet to solve their problem alone,some degree of men consanguinity make them traped in inconvenience and problem.Other than chromosome X and Y that makes woman and men difference,their instinct and how they grew up also make human difference in solving problem.However I agree with most of article here and of you Pop.I think we should start ourself not to seize to hold in anything too much,giving encourgement to anyone nearby,talking of good thing to other.And at last collect lots of humor.Thank of pioneer in create computer and internet for we can tell someone problem without letting them know who you are.Who have statistical record of men or woman who have incidence of suicide more,I thought men.And may be computer playing is less than those who not,may be wrong.
hpannee@yahoo.com from yotaga.psu.ac.th on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at 15:10:17
Dear P'Pop, This is the best story that I have ever read. I think I used to read it in NJ. but it is good to read it again in internet. I read your both books. I think "Pop speaks" is better than "Bootcamp". Because I think "Pop speaks" shows your intelligent ideas about life, social. politicial, etc. while "Bootcamp" tells about soldiers' life and your opinion about native's proud. I think "Pop speaks" is more various than "Bootcamp" Anyway, I love all of your writing and I hope to read your other stories. Love your intelligent !!
Norranit /u9610032@mail.utcc.ac.th from 202.28.10.24 on Wednesday, July 29, 1998 at 15:08:42
Dear Pop, I am so pround of you. You are the great modern woman of this time.
theerawoot@nst.a-net.net.th from 203.148.244.89 on Tuesday, July 28, 1998 at 17:16:17
I love you so much.
pang from 203.155.54.21 on Tuesday, July 28, 1998 at 11:59:39
You are so right P' Pop: " Life is but a vapor"...why should we be in such a hurry to end it then, thinking that all our troubles would go away...but do they really? Why do we not take time to sit down and think about resolving our problems -- about the joy we had in our life, rather than concentrate on the negative aspects of our life? Why do we not see that we are far more fortunate than others, to even have the privilege to use a computer and view your website? Thank you for your wisdom, P' Pop. I love your article and I love all your writings...I aspire to be as good of a writer as you.
Taya/ tayathai@hotmail.com from pppa119.linkonline.net on Saturday, July 25, 1998 at 09:55:57
I think your article is a very good for anyone who hopeless I hope you have a healthy my regard to you.
piraporn <piraporn@mailcity> from 203.157.97.11 on Monday, July 13, 1998 at 01:55:57
This homepage is a good medicine to cure somebody with pain heart
Suphamongkhon T./smartrip@usa.net from ts1_101.asiaaccess.net.th on Tuesday, July 07, 1998 at 04:47:47
P' Pop Krup;
sydemon@hotmail.com from oak-port372.jps.net on Monday, July 06, 1998 at 09:48:29
P' Pop Krup;
sydemon@hotmail.com from oak-port372.jps.net on Monday, July 06, 1998 at 09:48:28
P' Pop Krup;
sydemon@hotmail.com from oak-port372.jps.net on Monday, July 06, 1998 at 09:48:28
Great Article!!! I used to think of commiting suicide once or twice to run away from "inconviniences" myself, but then I thought about my mom and how suffer it would be for her, and then I thought about my life if I had achieved or done anything worth living, and then I realized that I haven't accomplished my goals, my missions, and therefore I could not yet give up. I had to move on. I had to face the music, and give it another try. I don't want to die as a LOSER or a burden of the world. Anyway, great article P'Pop!
diplomat@thaimail.com from compworkroom-230.fandm.edu on Thursday, July 02, 1998 at 03:02:21
your article serves as a reminder of how "reality bites." we are not the victims of life, but yet we are the pilots...we are in control of our own destiny. life rises and falls like the waves in the ocean...this is all a part of human nature. if we didn't have failures in life...how could we distinguish our successes?
Vena Leangsongchai / coygirl@hotmail.com from 1cust37.tnt9.long-beach.ca.da.uu.net on Wednesday, July 01, 1998 at 12:48:21
Smile and the world will smile with you, Frown and the world will not even care, For as if you didn't know already The world has got enough trouble of it's own.
Lestrigon from 202.99.59.76 on Saturday, June 27, 1998 at 03:34:40
Oh suicide!! The oyster poem is very comforting to read. All of us suffer from depression at one time or another. I think it is good to talk about things. Too many therapies and not enough real friends. It is a great gift to write your thoughts and fantasy. Keepup your good deeds.
taksina007@aol.com from sf-dnpqd-033.compuserve.net on Friday, June 26, 1998 at 08:49:57
Life is not easy but it's not too hard. I success as much as I fail. But I do love my life.............
Attsiri@hotmail.com from li156.dhcp.ttu.edu on Friday, June 19, 1998 at 07:18:38
Life is not easy but it's not too hard. I success as much as I fail. But I do love my life.............
Attsiri@hotmail.com from li156.dhcp.ttu.edu on Friday, June 19, 1998 at 07:18:13
Great thoughts especially for the youth of the world who often think there is no hope getting over the low parts of life.
rwaldrip@magibox.net from slip-32-100-48-115.tn.us.ibm.net on Saturday, June 06, 1998 at 02:01:13
hey i'm the happiest guy among this crisis and i love every second of it! like they say:when the going gets tough,the tough gets going! just ask any modest,hard workingguys and they'll say this crisis is so TINY! I live that life and all those luxurious guys laugh at me,while they did nothing but clang to their parents money Now it's me who stand proud,laughing at them,going bankrupted,committing suicide ,can i call them sissies? This prooves that the truth is so true!being good,being honest,do it hard and give your bestshot at your work will prevail. remember no matter how long human do live,evolve or progress,our community is still a jungle and Only the strong survive!parasite dies! dial I for istyle!
istyle@hotmail.com from health.moph.go.th on Friday, May 29, 1998 at 01:26:31
I do really love yr. writting about suicide... Fantastic!!
pia popia@hotmail.com from regulus.its.deakin.edu.au on Thursday, May 28, 1998 at 10:21:47
Hello P'Pop . I like this article for suicide note. It can reflect problem of suicide in nowadays society. For me I never think of suicide . It is because I have got good consultants which are my parents so I would like to suggest for people who are thinking of suicide that it is not the way to solve your problem but try to consult your friends or people who can suggest you . Try to think first ,think like a winner so you are of what you think .For this end I would like to suggest the song to cheer up for the mind of hopeless people which is song of mariah carey (Hero). Thanks P'Pop again in lighting up some good idea to this society. I will be glad if P'Pop write back to me too.Bye Bye and hope to see your next article soon. With lot of love and best regard to you.
harutaih@hotmail.com from 168.120.6.211 on Monday, May 25, 1998 at 19:33:39
Iam very happy to see you onTV ,when you are in military's uniform. Because I don't think that Miss Thailand World like you can do the thing like this.
winai01@asiaaccess.net.th from us4_84.asiaaccess.net.th on Friday, May 22, 1998 at 12:30:45
You're right. Suicide is for the weak. When i read about suicides, especially in thailand, it often makes me think. We all go through harsh times on our journey through life. But everytime we'll look back at those problems and realize that we eventually got through them. These people who commit suicude just took the chance away from themselves to one day look back at their so-called "crisis", no matter how unsurmountable it may seem, and see that they too have gotten through it. I believe everything in life happens for a reason. If it's good, treasure it; if bad, learn from it.
kris/ thaiway@hotmail.com from ppp-11x3-28.bu.edu on Monday, April 27, 1998 at 15:48:28
Life often is quit difficult to understand. It seems often to be hard and hopeless. But it just seems so. It's often our point of view which is the problem. It's out of question that the circumstances of life are emboss it. But what we really need? To be rich and successful? Of course why not. But it's impossible be that the hole life. Suicide is not the way out of the problems. It's quit hard to understand it little. I just came back from a two-month journey in Thailand. I have seen a lot of people wi th alcoholism and problems in their families. I also still remember to that young girl from Bangkok which was killed a month ago while snorceled at Koh Chang on the day when I went to the island. It mades me very sad when heard it from a friend who tried to resuscitat her. On the other side I've seen a lot of people which were happy and enjoy in life. I learned again about a more simple lifestyle and to be happy with small thinks. I still keep it in my mind. Till Berlin/Germany
tillfccj@sp.zrz.tu-berlin.de from async086.zrz.tu-berlin.de on Tuesday, April 21, 1998 at 05:58:53
i'm like you because you are pretty and you're beautyfull
surachai thongthai <s0013433@chaokhun.ac.th> from chaokhun.kmitl.ac.th on Monday, April 20, 1998 at 18:09:04
sorry I change my E-mail.you can connect to me
Chatvilai/linlysans@hotmail.com from daisy.bu.ac.th on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at 14:04:09
you're "working woman" very beautifull, too I'm LIN or LINLY HI! you can say HI! to me BUY.......
Chatvilai / seven_ohotmail.com from daisy.bu.ac.th on Monday, March 23, 1998 at 13:49:06
I do not know why people must commit suicide. It extremely silly idea. Being a humen being is the best. I understand that almost everyone wants to be important or successful person but it absolutely impossible . Whenever you feel desperate think about your beloved parents or good friends of yours. It will help a lot than being alone. For someone who invests their money in the SET become more relaxing and feel more comfortable about it Money is not the most important thing in this world. there are many more important than money. May be you think it is but it may be wrong. Strong heart and soul are your protection from failure and all sadness. There are many more worse than your suituation. Try to think for the good coming future. Noone is gonna face sa dness or bad luck forever. One day Their chance will come like Miss Areeya (pop) success today. She always happy and cheerful. She gonna be successful luitanent in Thai Army and also a superb instructor in any field she like to be . God bless you and do not forget to contribute to the society that you love.
land@samart.co.th from dialup1-249.samart.co.th on Thursday, March 19, 1998 at 22:49:37
I do not know why people must commit suicide. It extremely silly idea. Being a humen being is the best. I understand that almost everyone wants to be important or successful person but it absolutely impossible . Whenever you feel desperate think about your beloved parents or good friends of yours. It will help a lot than being alone. For someone who invests their money in the SET become more relaxing and feel more comfortable about it Money is not the most important thing in this world. there are many more important than money. May be you think it is but it may be wrong. Strong heart and soul are your protection from failure and all sadness. There are many more worse than your suituation. Try to think for the good coming future. Noone is gonna face sa dness or bad luck forever. One day Their chance will come like Miss Areeya (pop) success today. She always happy and cheerful. She gonna be successful luitanent in Thai Army and also a superb instructor in any field she like to be . God bless you and do not forget to contribute to the society that you love.
land@samart.co.th from dialup1-249.samart.co.th on Thursday, March 19, 1998 at 22:47:52
If life is just joking thing. Fine the meaning for life is seem so worthless
niss/s9054130@kmitl.ac.th from chaokhun.kmitl.ac.th on Sunday, February 22, 1998 at 20:42:35
Death concludes life, yet needs to choose itself. Even those who in dire despair take their own lives are doing the best they can with what they have...
leonardo/leonbardo@hotmail from zzbeachg.dialin.uq.net.au on Friday, February 20, 1998 at 03:16:06
i don't think those who kill themselves are weak. they just don't think life has any meaning, which is true. you born, study, work, then die; what's the point? god? there is no god. buddha? there is none. when hopes in their lives -- things that are barely enough to make life worth living-- are gone, it's not worth it anymore.
ahl from dial388.aunet.au.ac.th on Thursday, February 19, 1998 at 12:41:06
while life may seem meaningless sometimes, it can all be made worthwhile if we love everyone and can be happy...nothing is that bad to end it all....there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Jj from pa14_136.asiaaccess.net.th on Tuesday, February 17, 1998 at 08:40:21
How elusive are the words of Lewis Maxburg, so call 'Dr.' Latenight mockery of the issue that troubles the mind of young and old alike. It is unfortunate for he who dare to trouble one self into great length of this issue of the so call intellectual watermark of efficiency (?) Certainly the educated intellect n eed not spend time to consumate in the verbial foray, it is disgusting even to the mindless, in this case the educated few who dare show stupidity of intellect (?). It is unfortunate to those so call literarian with careless senses (if any) to maimed wit h words rather than to understand the true problem and offer solution. The bottomline, life of an ordinary is worth much more than a useless title. Alll spoken here in plain useful english of cause.
changmai007 from 192.127.247.46 on Monday, February 16, 1998 at 14:09:57
Man stands between nothingness and infinity.
Blaise Pascal from pm156-05.dialip.mich.net on Sunday, February 15, 1998 at 00:52:55
Human life involves the confluence of the finite and the infinite; God is in the world incognito; thus truth is subjective (epistemologically) and objective (ontologically).
Soren Kierkegaard from pm156-05.dialip.mich.net on Sunday, February 15, 1998 at 00:50:34
One need not involve themselves into great lengths of epistemological foray to see the obvious paradoxical jabberwocky that eludes the reader from the penaise of the poem all the way until its cessante. Dubious and eruditic, one finds a manifest of lu brious and pompous vernacular which astounds even the slightest of intellectual watermarks of efficiency.
Dr. Lewis Maxberg from ppp-pm03-dy-21.opr.oakland.edu on Saturday, February 14, 1998 at 08:57:51
The problem with the oyster poem is that although it produced the pearl, the oyster does not emote the pearl for more than what it is. It is man's conception that the pearl has value.
Zenman from ppp-pm03-dy-21.opr.oakland.edu on Saturday, February 14, 1998 at 08:54:04
How to suicide myself..?
suede@rocketmail.com from 203.154.132.18 on Tuesday, February 10, 1998 at 13:13:07
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r.sunisa@mailcity.com from 203.150.182.137 on Saturday, February 07, 1998 at 12:49:53
Jeg synes at det var kjedelig.
mathiyap@online.no from pc9.varberget.gs.fm.no on Friday, February 06, 1998 at 18:00:40
I think it is a beautiful artikal and i like it.
mathiyap@online.no from pc9.varberget.gs.fm.no on Friday, February 06, 1998 at 17:54:04
Life is only in the microscope that our life looks so big. It is an indivisible point, drawn out and magnified by the powerful lenses of Time and Space.
1912 from 202.20.68.85 on
As you said, "Pain is our greatest teacher". But sometimes a split second of irrational thinking could destroy an entire life. Had they had a second chance, the farmer, the student and everyone who choose to 'give up' on life rather than face it would most definitely regret what they did. The only problem is, they don't have a second chance. Life is too precious to waste, no matter what the obstracles are, 'a winner never quits, a quitter never wins'. I truly believe that a new day is a new beginning, therefore, "carpe diem"-- make everyday count! Thanks P'Pop, this is a great article, hopefully it can make a difference to someone who may be only a split second away...
tingtong1@hotmail.com from syru95-253.syr.edu on Monday, January 26, 1998 at 15:30:10
Whatalife
from ww-tk02.proxy.aol.com on Friday, January 23, 1998 at 21:29:56
Good timing. There's going to be alot more suicide this year as the ecconomy pushes people to edge. Lets hope it helps a little.
Graham B. from truppp429.inet.co.th on Friday, January 23, 1998 at 08:00:20
"current state of mind" is the keyword to most of the 'stupid-crazy' things we do. Be it the first time tryingout drugs, riding motorcycle at160mph, taking a bungie jump, sky diving, buying things we don't need, they are influenced by external-interna l pressure which accumulate to a breaking point, an action is followed. If the pressure is strong/overwhelming, that present state of mind, logic doesn't really exist. There's no longer _perspective_ of what the current event has on the future consiquence. We just act blindly. It may seems senseless when look at it from a viewer's stand point or from the same person looking back in time. The only problem with suicide is that they'll be looking back from the other world. Instead of laughing back at the experience, its more likely "oh shit.. what have I done!"
We are not a logical being like vulcans. We tries to be logical, but we're borned with emotion chip. Exiting-Fun-Crazy events in our lives happen (most of the time)when the emotion chip overrides logical funtions. That's human, we meant to do stupid thin gs. Controling that chip takes one hell of a medtation. Ask buddha ;)
bucksss@hotmail.com from 203.151.5.81 on Thursday, January 22, 1998 at 00:29:40
I find your 'The Suicide Note' somewhat depressing, but understand your point. It is within us all to harness the power to overcome. But self perseverance exist only in the state of mind. If it was true we would not have grown men killing themselves, children killing themselves because they are teased, parents killing their own children, you get the picture. Your solution, if one is fortunate enough to comprehend, are trial and tribulation of life. Should I live or should I die. Does it matter? Will my family and friends miss me? Am I contributing anything to this world? Rather trivial I think. What is important is that we as parents, family members, friends, co-worker should learn to recognize the symptoms of depression and understand what they can do to help. Personal perseverance statement is good but many of us are not bless with the ability to predetermine the outcome of our action when we're in a post-mortom state. So I beg of you and all the readers to this posting to know how to recognize the pre-depression symptoms and know how to offer the helping hand. If you don't please take the time to attend professional courses and disseminate the information to others. Form a support group if need be. Life is getting ever so complex, the volume of information in our lives are tremendous, pressures from family and friends, pressure on oneself, I can go on an on. Do any of you know someone who need a helping hand, can you lend a few moments of your time to listen to a friend's problem, do you have the ability to comfort and understand the pain? People with depression are blind of these senses: they know but cannot act, they hear but cannot listen, they dwell on the sadness and cannot see the brighter side of life. All of us have needs: physical (breathing, eating, sleeping, etc., psychological (mental needs), social (personal contact with people, and self actualization (whom we see ourselves to be). We sometime take for granted some of these needs and assumed that others are also have their needs met. It is not true, if it was we would not be in conflict with ourselves or our environment (people, government, school, work). If you get nothing from this message please understand that life is beautiful, no matter who life it is or what it is (animal, plants, etc.). Life is an opportunity and with every opportunity come challenge. Our society is not the most caring as we would like it to be nor is the world safe for the children. But with our big heart, caring attitude, helping hand and time to listen we can help save a life. The life you save may be that of your family, friends, co-worker or a complete stranger. And if you don't feel your best these people can also help, learn how to let other know how you feel. Take time to make friend, say hello to strangers, these are the ingredients of life. The past is memory, the present is a gift and the future is wonders to be explore. Life's experience cannot be learn from a book, it is not taught in class, nor is it something we are born with. Life is about love, about building relationship, about making friends, about loosing friends, about growing up, about passing the kindergarten and going on to First grade, about respecting your parents, about questioning the unknown, about taking risk, about being hurt, about happiness, about eating an ice cream cone, about forgiveness, about perseverance, about saying 'I'm sorry', about not having enough money, about doing without...you see life is truly magic. If a friend need to talk, offer to listen to him or her. If your brother or sister are having problem understanding the world or a math problem offer a helping hand, if mom and dad seemed to have difficulty agreeing tell them that you love them both and that you are there to help. It does not take much time to do these things. Help a friend today for they may help you tomorrow and live everyday like it is your last on this earth. Life is beautiful , it really is!
changmai007@hotmail.com from 149.25.69.143 on Wednesday, January 21, 1998 at 04:58:55
Final test post to suicide.
test@test.com from truppp550.inet.co.th on Tuesday, January 20, 1998 at 23:16:53
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