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Have you ever felt a void in your life? That no one can fill the space, not even yourself could substantiate the missing?
Truly, it is hard to come out from that void as I had been there for some time years back. As often I was alone in the house I would ask myself why the emptiness?
As I try to find an answer to that void I also would question God. And in doing so I would attempt to see what else is there in me. Of course, the physical side is much easier to fill while the hardest is what's in the mind that cannot be supplemented with words.
Many people have succeeded in taking their own lives leaving the public with a big question--why? Such is the case of the very good character actor and comedian Robin Williams. But little did the public know that Robin Williams even before his death had already been suffering from Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). Any person with LBD would eventually have problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood.
Today, while everyone in the world was busy attending to their own concerns, suddenly shaken by a news report that Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst jumped from her Manhattan apartment building and was pronounced dead on the spot. This is no doubt a story of grief and sorrow. No one should be blamed. But perhaps, from this experience, each one could take a step further and check anyone you knew who is showing signs of depression or likely suffering from stress.
I believe anyone who is having anxiety issues or depression should be taken with utmost concern because they can be self-destructive. If you think you cannot always make time for them, help them by finding something that could entice attention and focus, then later ask them how the day has gone or how well the activity went.
I don't categorically say that it will work for everyone because each has their reasons for their behavior. However, what works for me may or may not be applicable to you. But it has been a bridge to me every now and then when I am going through something in life. In the absence of time from that special someone back then, I turned to novel writing. From that avenue, I was able to pour in all the emotions and everything that was being avoided at that time. Because, I, too, have no best friend to consider. Therefore, it is much harder to explain and to confide to others what is going on.
Try. Reach out. Who knows there is an unsung hero to you awaiting to be brought out. Anyway, it will not make you less of a person to check and to ask how you are. Besides, it is more pleasing not only to the heart of a man but in the eye of God.