"tony sayer" wrote in message
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In article , Colin
Wilson o.uk scribeth
thus
They are in so much mental turmoil that they want to kill
themselves. That is extremely sad and calling them selfish doesn't
help improve things.
Sympathising for those who are involved does not mean that one
should not also have sympathy for the disturbed too.

Hear hear !

Unless you've been in that position, you have no idea how bad they
must feel at that point - the strange thing is, to the person in that
position, the mind seems can seem perfectly clear and focussed, as
they often see no solution other than their own demise.

Spot on;!...
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I don't think anyone was arguing that they couldn't see any solution than
their own demise, or that they weren't deserving of sympathy. To ruin (to
some extent) the life of a train driver by jumping out in front of him is
selfish, however and there are other solutions that don't involve this level
of hurt to others (although there will always be some hurt to others). A
recent suicide locally did not involve others in the act itself and was just
as certain and straightforward to accomplish.


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