Seasons, Lessons, and everything in between

Depression and suicide has been a part my everyday ever since I majored in Psychology. These two may be the basic of mental health issues a normal person knows. It just so happened that I have a deeper knowledge about this but has no first-hand experience of how to handle someone who has this condition. It hit me when a member of an idol group I deeply adore and care for, lost his life battling depression. It hit hard, and it cut deep. He was my age when he lost the battle. Indeed, yourself is your hardest enemy.

It may be of a different context because he is in an environment where there is so much expectation and the competition is so steep. It is like he was in a jungle fighting to survive. Only the fittest remains. Unfortunately, even before we all find out who wins, he withdrew from the battle and left for good.

There are a lot of things to learn from him and his suicide letter. One, from a point of view of someone who had extra knowledge about the condition and hopes to help others through that knowledge, I believe his case was not handled properly. I feel like where he was coming from was not properly established and that the blame went down to his personality. It is frustrating to know that empathy was not there. That it was pure blame and that it gave the feeling that he is hopeless. Nothing is hopeless. It just takes extra understanding and widened perspective about how much these people are suffering.

I am a Roman Catholic. I obey and follow God and His teachings to the best of my ability. I uphold the values and give immense importance on the sanctity of marriage. But, I am also an ALLY... LGBT ALLY and I am proud of it.

This is not only because of several friends I have, who are members of the community, especially my two best friends, but it is also because I value equality.

They are among the most wonderful, kindest, most fun, and most loyal individuals I know. Thus, I believe they deserve and must experience equal rigths and priviledges just like straight people do. Sexuality should never be an issue when it comes to the exercise of equality and fairness.

On the pressing issue of same sex marriage, it should be clear, though, that it cannot be called as MARRIAGE. But, on the matter of two individuals of the same gender, entering a mutual agreement that is to be recognized under the law, I AM ALL FOR IT.

They are not at all different from us, straight people, WE ARE ALL HUMAN. Who am I to judge them when they are just after their right, to experience equality, which is their happiness, basically.

I just hold on to the belief that God created us equal, regardless of what so ever qualities. What’s important is that one live up to their purpose, do no man harm, serve God with their whole being, and do what makes them happy. These are what I know by heart, ‘cause it is what GOD planted in ➡️❤️.

I never knew how important it is to acknowledge oneself until I learned of people who got tired of life because they failed to give themselves some credit and love.

Appreciate your efforts and tell yourself you did a great job today, it is that essential, I realized.

We are so critical of ourselves, that the only thing that matter is the commendation of our others.

But shouldn’t it be enough that we give our all to whatever we do?