Saturday, 6 December 2008

He's the topps who tops himself

I was reading an obit of Hayden Carruth, the poet, and part of it read:
"He survived two suicide attempts," and I my first thought was "no thanks to himself."
feeling low? small?
CHECK OUT THESE SHORT BLURBS ON SUICIDE AND LIFE
1

Certainly, our modern tendency to focus on things rather than people often makes some feel alone. But, it's interesting how suicide is a disease of the middle and upper classes. So, the more stuff you have, the less people matter. One of those religions is always harping on about that.
The poor are too busy struggling to survive to allow themselves the luxury of questioning why they find themselves here. They may indeed face real threats to their lives and maybe that's good. Bring it on! [music list --> play 'kung foo']
2
An auto-immune disease of the psyche.
A Darwinian evolutionary flaw.
Everybody has to find the strength to continue, not just the suicidal.
It's a rare person who doesn't feel painful insecurity occasionally. It's a part of life; a big one for me.
[music list --> play 'under pressure']

3
Stupid people keep going.
Bush43 keeps going and he continues to cause the death of people, daily.
He has destroyed the world economy and feels nothing.
That's not fair.
[music list --> play 'joker's wild']



4
What's the hurry?
Where do think you're going?
I'm here to tell you that you can find the courage to continue when you realise that you actually have nowhere better to go.
You can find a REASON to continue some time after that.
In fact, I was well on my way to dying of stupidity, more than once, and yet I was saved.
Was it an angel? Was the cosmos on my wavelength?
[music list--> play 'salvation']
When times get tough, though, I let go a snorting laugh, and say to myself "so what? you've managed to cheat death so far, ya fluckin idiot." [music list --> play 'canadian idiot']
Have you cheated death? Even Winston Churchill said "it's a real buzz, man!" Try it.

5
Who do you think you're hurting?
YOU will feel no pain.
Your family might.
Make sure you're not choking on your own ego, because no heimlick will save you from that.
[music list--> play 'precious']