Suicide is NOT HONORABLE

Here’s a quote on Inquirer.net entitled “Why Reyes shot himself in heart: ‘Extreme courage’ “.

“Honor, to people like General Reyes, is of great[er] value than life itself, and they’re willing to give their lives to defend that honor,” retired Philippine Navy chief Mateo Mayuga told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Tuesday night at the wake.

Now, this article is not judging General Reyes or the current Armed forces scandal. That is not the issue. But I do want to set the record straight – there is nothing honorable in committing suicide.

I may not be a military man. I may not understand the inner workings of the military. I may not understand the mind of a military man. But there is nothing honorable in committing suicide.

I write this message not to bash General Reyes. I respect him as a person who has served his country well. That is not the issue of this article. But I write this because I do not want people especially the teens and young adults to think that committing suicide is honorable.

I write this article for my son who might read statements like this one day and think of suicide as something to be celebrated. I make a stand for my son.
There is nothing honorable in suicide. Killing one’s self is not honorable.

What is honorable?

Honorable is a mother who leaves his family to go to another country and become someone’s servant just to provide dollars for her family. Honorable is the teenager who cleans toilets in your favorite fast food chain just to put himself through college. Honorable is the government employee who doesn’t accept bribes and does fair service in spite of his low salary. Honorable is the father who sacrifices his personal happiness so that his son may have a better life. That, my friends, is honorable.

In the eyes of God, there is no little or big sin. Sin is sin. Period. Though we may not know what God’s judgement is on us, I do still believe that we need to decide properly for ourselves about what is right and wrong. Suicide is wrong.

Considering the state of our people today especially the youth and young adults, let us be careful in labeling suicide as honorable. Taking one’s life is not to be glorified. It is to be condemned.

There may be people reading this article who might contemplate in committing suicide. Please do not. There is hope. You may be suffering because of the choices you have made. That is something you need to face. But I believe that God’s grace will help you go through it and conquer it.

Folks. Let us face life’s challenges head on. Let us make good and wise decisions. Ask God for supernatural strength and believe that this, too, shall pass.

Never give up. Now, that is honorable.

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