Depression can be compared to a strait in which a man often gets trapped in. It is like a whirlpool that keeps encircling us despite all our efforts to get free. It is not because you have no money, beauty or reputation that depression comes into your life. Despite having all these, depression can come into your life at any time, often without any concrete reason. In an instance, depression nullifies all the happiness of your life. You will feel that everything – your relations, your talents, your accomplishments and your body- is worthless.
This is evident from the suicides of certain celebrities. They had plenty of money, they were beautiful and they were surrounded by fans. Even though they had everything that the world look upon with envy, these celebrities found them worthless when they were overpowered by depression. When common people hear about their suicide they would ask: “They didn’t lack anything. Still why did they do it?”
They committed suicide not because they lacked anything, but because they lost the control of their mind. Hence, when you assess depression-suicides, never compare them with usual suicides.
They secretly hoarded volcanoes of depression in their mind. They were unable to disclose them to anyone. When it exploded, their lives were washed away in that torrent. The reason for depression- suicides is not hatred for others, but indifference to oneself.
Depression is like an unexpected visitor, who pesters the host to the core. Like that visitor, depression will take control of your whole life in one moment. How true are these words of the actor Sushant Singh who committed suicide due to depression: ‘Men have emotions too’. If a common man utters these words from a crossroad, people will discard it like a meaningless babble. But Sushant was a person with thousands of fans.
Yes, men also have emotions. They also have deep sorrows. When those sorrows begin to eat them up they will throw away their lives, without waiting for anyone to console. It is easy to criticise. But those who have gone through bouts of depression only knows how excruciating it is. Earnest Hemingway, the author of the inspirational novel ‘The Old Man and The Sea’, ended his life with a suicide. Writing and preaching inspirational articles and sermons does not mean that one can prevail over depression. When they find it impossible to conquer depression, they will succumb to suicide. How many people have sacrificed their lives like Hemingway due to depression!
Sometimes frenzy can be a form of depression. Or is it the same as depression? Who knows? One thing is certain. Mind is an enigma. If you are able to maintain the equilibrium of your mind always, that is a great thing. If you are able to control your mind, you will be able to conquer the world. You will be successful as well.
