The Myth of Sisyphus –
Are we too much concentrated on "Failure – Suicide combination" yet we drew a blank to acknowledge the detriments of Mental Health from all emotions of life.
It is quite Shocking for everyone, the suicide –death news of Successful Actor – Sushant Singh Rajput, who recently appeared in a movie (Chhichore) dealing the same issue "Suicide".
"Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size." –from Which was the Dream? (1898) by Mark Twain
"It's quite amusing to realize that the successful stars suicide death ratio is more compared to the struggling actors choosing the suicide path. The movies, society and every organization articulating suicide concentrates more on Failure – Depression – Isolation to Suicide than Vanity, Nihilism, Cynicism, etc throughout history. "
The deaths of Our loving Joker from 'Batman' – Heath ledger or Our Dearest Teacher in 'Dead Poets Society' – Robin Williams, it is not the usual story of Failure and Suicide.
In the same analogy, the most beautiful and successful ladies Marilyn Monroe or Divya Bharathi also it is not the usual story of Failure and Suicide.
When a small cut or bleed anywhere on the body immediately alerts us to give primary attention and provide first aid. We fail to provide the same attention and importance for the emotional issues of Human Kind.
Though Success cannot be defined on personal levels, yet having the luxury to define success itself puts one at a privileged position.
Still, the act is always an "Act", It can never seek the genuine issues of the victim or victimhood in depression until you experience. This has to be accepted and approached with a warm heart than a judging attitude.
Through his twitter, we know that Sushant Singh was a reader of Nietzsche, but yet the possibility of Nihilism (Belief that life is meaningless) by Nietzsche inspiring him for suicide is purely dependent on his version of emotion in that particular phase of life.
"To live is to suffer, To survive is to find some Meaning in the Suffering" – Nietzche
Though it is tough to analyze from an observer's perspective, but yet emphasizing the 'Journey of providing the Meaning to Life' more than the 'Meaning and purpose of life' is a paramount principle we need to inculcate in coming generations.
