Second Chance at Life...

January 13, 2012

I knew this was the moment I was waiting for, a few more steps and a jump from the 6th floor of this hospital, then my life is done. People call it “suicide” but it’s a full stop. I knew it will hurt for a few seconds but after that I will be free from everything. This was my thought. 

I am Jane, 18 years old. A girl known for living her life fully, but it's people who pass their judgment. My life took a complete U-turn when I came to know that I didn’t clear my PUC examinations. I failed in Accounts. But the worst thing was my boyfriend broke up with me, the one whom I loved the most in this world. 

The reason why I am in this hospital bed is because I consumed an overdose of sleeping pills but still survived, no idea, how, why and who brought me here. There were lots of pipes or tubes going from my hands, looked like glucose and blood. The ward room where I was admitted had another bed and in that bed I saw a child around 8 yrs old sleeping in peace. Wish I could sleep like that child in peace. Then my eyes went towards the window which didn’t have any barrier. I decided this was the moment; I pulled the tubes out of my body and drifted myself slowly towards the window, just the thought of me failing in my exams and boyfriend ditching came to my mind. I slowly opened the window, saw down and I knew I would fall on the concrete and... “THE END”.

Just when I was about to make the move, I heard a voice “Didi, thinking to jump??” the small boy asked me. He continued “You can die anytime you want, but why not give life a second chance”. I didn’t know what he meant by that, but I was totally stunned. I didn’t know what I should do next. I didn’t know how he came to know about my intentions. A few seconds later I saw his mom entering the room, very lean but young lady in her 30’s. She looked at me and said “Sister just have a walk downstairs and then decide what you want to do with your life”. Everything seemed strange that day, I don’t know how people came to know about my intention to end life. I didn’t know why, but something inside me said that I need to go down towards the reception. It was a strange feeling, Also, I thought I could jump anytime but I will never get this chance to walk down again.

I went out of my room. To my surprise the nurse on duty didn’t stop me from going down towards the reception. I was tired so I moved towards the elevator. I pressed “G” but instead of stopping at the ground floor, it stopped me at the first floor. I had to walk a floor down. When I stepped out of the elevator, I could hear voices, it sounded like movies where the King has lost his empire and Glory to the enemy. I walked in the direction of that sound. I saw a glass wall which separated the ICU room and the waiting area. In the waiting room there were lot of people with different expressions - some praying, some silently crying, some hoping for a miracle. Suddenly my eyes moved towards a family weeping bitterly, out of curiosity I inquired with the ward boy about the family, he was standing in between the ICU dept and the waiting room. He said to me, “That family has lost their one and only son aged 21 in a bike accident”. The weeping was so bitter that it made tears flow from my eyes as well.
 
My eyes turned towards another old lady who had a holy book in her hand and was praying deeply, it was like she was arguing, pleading and even begging with God, so I asked the ward boy what about her and he said “Her son, a lone bread winner for the family, is in last stage of brain tumor”. I couldn’t bear the intensity of pain and tears anymore. Just when I was about to turn back and walk towards the ground floor, I saw a stretcher in which a lady in her mid 30’s having burns injury being shifted to some ward and could hear her murmuring, “I don’t want to die! My kids are small, please someone get my kids I want to see them.” 

I couldn’t handle it anymore so I hurried down the reception, when I went there I was shocked to see my whole family there, my mom bitterly weeping, my dad flew down from Gulf, my younger brother asking when will sis come back home, my college friends who were consoling my family, my church pastor.

I hurried towards my ward and on my bed I just wept. The small boy and his mom saw me crying. The boy said to me, “There are millions or billons of people in this world at different hospitals or places who are praying that they may live another day so that they can spend time with their family, their loved ones, they don’t want to die and you to whom God has gifted a wonderful life wants to lose it, God will never give you problems you can’t handle.  Failure and problems are part of life, everyone goes through storms and hardships, but that doesn’t mean we quit fighting. Never miss out to live every second of this life as we never know when as an unexpected death will come knocking at our door.”

After some time I drifted off to sleep. Five hours later I saw my family members and friends beside me, everyone looking at me and thanking God for saving me. I hugged each one and apologized to them. I wanted to thank the boy beside me because he was the one who gave me a new life. I asked the nurse where the boy was in the other bed and she replied few hours back he died peacefully as he suffered from a rare heart disease. 

Sometime in life there are strangers who teach us an important lesson in life. God has his own way of sending his message across and for me he sent me in the means of that child.

“You can die anytime you want, but why not give life a second chance….”

 

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By Lawrance Cedric Pereira
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Comment on this article

  • Asha Correa, Dubai

    Thu, Jan 26 2012

    Very inspiring!!!

  • nisha, bangalore/mumbai

    Thu, Jan 26 2012

    nice one :)

  • ALWYN DANTHY, PERNAL/shirva

    Tue, Jan 24 2012

    Keep on wrieting lawrence.weldone congrats.every youth must read it who says TENSION TENSION.........

  • Lavina Dsouza, Miyar- Karkala/ Kuwait

    Sun, Jan 22 2012

    Very well writen & Motivating to the young generation who is taking harsh decission without thinking about thier family.

  • Deepa, mangalore

    Fri, Jan 20 2012

    Very nice article, Expressed very nicely.. like a real incident is going on while reading.

  • Lobo, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 20 2012

    Good one.

  • Aryan, UK

    Wed, Jan 18 2012

    Excellent article. very well written.It highlights the importance of life and how we take it for granted when all is well.

  • Jenni, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 18 2012

    Very Nice Article bro... it brought tears into my eyes.

  • deepa suvarna, udupi

    Tue, Jan 17 2012

    really very good article.new generations have no capacity to face problems thts why they think sucide is solution for every problem.love is part of life,we shuld have a dare ,to face everything .

  • Tony, Mangalore/Sydney

    Tue, Jan 17 2012

    The life is a precious gift given to anyone which is meant to be lived and cherished by anyone, and however the difficult situations and circumstances one may be facing, and he/she should never contemplate or commit suicide, which is a dreadful thing to do. I hate the entire subject itself and do not like anyone talking about. By the way, the article is ok except for the theme of suicide, based on which it written.

  • austin, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 16 2012

    This reminds me a saying. If death was the solution to all the problems, this world would be without any human beings a dead planet. The very existence of life on this earth is the indicator that death is not the ultimate solution. Creator has created us for a specific purpose, let us fulfill it

  • Lawrance Pereira, Belman/Qatar

    Mon, Jan 16 2012

    Thanks for the feedback, actually this is dedicated to my Uncle Richard, who passed away.....

    God Bless
    Lawrance

  • linet Noronha, udupi

    Mon, Jan 16 2012

    nice article..heart touching..thanks and God bless u

  • SANDRA DSOUZA, Bajjodi/israel

    Mon, Jan 16 2012

    thank you so much boyyyyyyy..really appeciate your Advice nd article..thanks a lottttttt god bless you..!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • G.W.Carlo, Hassan

    Sun, Jan 15 2012

    Nice article, except for the 8 year old boy speaking like an old man.

  • Shiv Shetty, Kateel / DXB

    Sun, Jan 15 2012

    Very well written, n its 100% true .. God is so kind. and we shud utulize that second chance n most. Thanks for the beatifull article. Keep it up, God Bless.

  • Ajith maxim lobo, DOHA

    Sun, Jan 15 2012

    Wow......very nice article.Very problems their is a solution.if u find a good solution.that is second chance at life.God give everybody a golden & valuable life...then y u want lost or destroy ur life.god give second chance for me also.Keep
    touch with god.pray and think positive every time of ur life
    Thanks for this article

  • KMD, Belman

    Sun, Jan 15 2012

    Very well written.. really heart touching.

  • Mamtha, Rosario / Dubai

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Nice one. Keep writing.

  • sujith kumar , polali .mangalore

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    GOOD ARTICLE REALY INSPIRING .....
    KEEP IT UP..........

  • Queene, Ferar

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Good article for youngsters. Suicide is a sin. So youngster out there beware!!!!! Again Lawrance an article which u wrote will surely save life of those who were attempting it and changed their decision by reading this one.

  • Daniel A Pinto, Mangalore / Bahrain

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Gud one bro.. Keep it up.. Really liked it very much..

  • Jyothi Furtado, Barkur/USA

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Thank you Lawrence for sharing your excellent article!!!ending was very good.....

  • Sunitha D'mello, mangalore

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Very good article for todays youngsters who think that problems will come to end with giving up and ending their lives. I hope this article will give hope to all the youngers and help them to make a good start of life and lead a happy life from now.

  • Laila Pinto, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Well written motivating article. A must read for all who feel depressed and take life for granted.

  • suman, MANGALORE

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Fanatastic. This should be passed on to all the students/chidren who decide to take wrong decission's.

  • Ashraf, Mangalore

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    Good one....

  • Julia, M'lore/Doha

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    A heart touching article and well written. I hope every one read this article specially those who lost hope in their life. It is true 'Failure & problems are part of our life' but God has his own plan in each & everyone's life. God bless you Brother. All The Best, keep writing more.

  • rashmi, mulki

    Sat, Jan 14 2012

    excellent article.. actually its not an article it is the fact.. i hope by reading this many may change their dicition..

  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Very Nice article by Mr. Lawrence Cedric Pereira. Suicide is not a solution to problems..it is a way of creating problem to the ones who love you. The ones who hate you or ditch you will be happy even after..!!????

  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    JOHN VAS, NANCY: Thanks for your comments. The vast majority of the people who took
    their life at seconds could't lean on an unseen GOD. Human nature is
    getting too selfish, and the selfish people use the innocent and
    gullible people for their pleasure
    in any way possible. And some of the victims have less will power,
    besides showered with criticisms
    from their close friends and relatives. At that point, only one
    person who will stand with us by
    loving and overlooking our set backs-failures and all
    other shortcomings that is only
    the living GOD. Only the Godly
    people can help those people who are at the verge of suicide with a
    loving touch and talk...they are
    the angles of GOD in disguise.

  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Good article. For many people, the critical decision making to
    give a second chance is based on
    meeting the right person to tell
    them with affection "think for a moment, and give
    proper guidence and a brief talk
    about the purpose of life". Many
    people are not getting that particular green light in the critical juncture of life, so jump
    into death....terribly sad.

  • Nancy, Belman

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    We all must know that how good days are there in life, like wise bad days are also there. We must have Trust in the Lord and live good life.

    All suiciders are loosers and they have lost trust in themself and the Lord.

    Nice one Lawrence.....

  • Roilet, Udupi

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    This story conveyed a superb lesson for life Lawrence!!Keep writing :-)

  • Anand, Karkala/Dubai

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Well written my dear bro, but the question here is why didn't the girl's parents waiting in the reception instead of going directly to the ward? Nice one.

  • Gracy A Lobo, Mumbai

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Good article heart touching.






  • florine, mangalore

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Hi Lawrence, nicely written and right timing when so many youngsters are giving up. Hope it touches all those who think of taking this wrong step! Cherish life its the most valuable gift we have received from the ALMIGHTY!!

  • John Vas, Kulshekar/Dubai

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    GOOD ARTICLE. Many times we forget to know the truth that GOD always sends angels in our daily life in unique way, if we ponder on that life will be a joyful time to live. Everything depends on us and how we take our problems to solve the puzzle. Keep on writing..

  • sharal, mangalore

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    heart touching story

  • RP, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Dear Bro Lorry, superb article re..
    expecting few more of the kind.

  • jyothi, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    very nice story with a strong dose of alues.. It brought tears in my eyes....

    Thnak you so much for this inspiring story...

  • Tauseef, Mangalore

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    excellent bro....vry well written...one simple article like this could make a million people realise their worth of life really....thank you for this...God bless u bro.....

  • L dsilva, Udupi, Manipal

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Very well written. Thanx for motivatating to see brighter side of life with positive outlook.God bless u Cedric.

  • CHRIS, QATAR.BELMAN

    Fri, Jan 13 2012

    Good Aricle.Keep it up BRO


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