On memorialising the young dead

Jacky Clark was far from a “bogan” – She was the sweetest most genuine person I have ever met, and I had the honor of calling her a sister for the past 5 years (after she married my brother). “johnboy” – thanks for your touching post. It is nice to know that she still managed to touch someone, even after passing. Although dreadfully sad, her funeral was a wonderful celebration of her life, and a beautiful reflection of the type of person Jacky was. A bright butterfly – I will never forget her.

The difference is Jacky Clark wasn’t a bogan.

johnboy said :

cars are safer, childbirth is safer, compared to even 50 years ago death is comparatively unknown to us now.

Not saying we can’t do better, just that with a bit of historical perspective you realise how astonishingly good things are.

Which probably makes it harder when someone dies anyway.

That’s the point. Things have changed so much over the last century that these days everybody simply expects to live to a ripe old age and death at an early age becomes a huge shock. .

I visited a historic cemetery in San Diego California containing several hundred graves from the 1800’s, and I can’t recall one being over 50. Most of the people had died between 25 and 45.

We’re so lucky to live where we do, and in the time that we do.

georgesgenitals said :

KCL said :

KCL said :

Sleaz274 said :

Suicide – “the most permanent solution to temporary problems”

Said to a big group of my peers at uni by a very well respected man and has stuck with me ever since.

And i believe it was plato – “the dead know one thing; it was better to be alive” (horribly misquoted I’m sure)

Hardly an epidemic however, that’s very alarmist and a poor use of the word.

why don’t you try resurching the topic!
But i thought your quotes (even if horribly misquoted) to be true and interesting to say the least

[after thought] -the thing is that suiside’s are never or hardly ever reported on in the news so most people are unaware of it

And there are reasons for that.

Reasons that have been questioned. A recent study has found that disusing suicide in the media does not encourage people to take their own life.

KCL said :

KCL said :

Sleaz274 said :

Suicide – “the most permanent solution to temporary problems”

Said to a big group of my peers at uni by a very well respected man and has stuck with me ever since.

And i believe it was plato – “the dead know one thing; it was better to be alive” (horribly misquoted I’m sure)

Hardly an epidemic however, that’s very alarmist and a poor use of the word.

why don’t you try resurching the topic!
But i thought your quotes (even if horribly misquoted) to be true and interesting to say the least

[after thought] -the thing is that suiside’s are never or hardly ever reported on in the news so most people are unaware of it

And there are reasons for that.

KCL said :

Sleaz274 said :

Suicide – “the most permanent solution to temporary problems”

Said to a big group of my peers at uni by a very well respected man and has stuck with me ever since.

And i believe it was plato – “the dead know one thing; it was better to be alive” (horribly misquoted I’m sure)

Hardly an epidemic however, that’s very alarmist and a poor use of the word.

why don’t you try resurching the topic!
But i thought your quotes (even if horribly misquoted) to be true and interesting to say the least

I agree with Sleaz274. Poor use of the word epidemic. Suicide isn’t a disease either is depression technically. But I agree that it is a bit of a problem.

KCL said :

Sleaz274 said :

Suicide – “the most permanent solution to temporary problems”

Said to a big group of my peers at uni by a very well respected man and has stuck with me ever since.

And i believe it was plato – “the dead know one thing; it was better to be alive” (horribly misquoted I’m sure)

Hardly an epidemic however, that’s very alarmist and a poor use of the word.

why don’t you try resurching the topic!
But i thought your quotes (even if horribly misquoted) to be true and interesting to say the least

[after thought] -the thing is that suiside’s are never or hardly ever reported on in the news so most people are unaware of it

Sleaz274 said :

Suicide – “the most permanent solution to temporary problems”

Said to a big group of my peers at uni by a very well respected man and has stuck with me ever since.

And i believe it was plato – “the dead know one thing; it was better to be alive” (horribly misquoted I’m sure)

Hardly an epidemic however, that’s very alarmist and a poor use of the word.

why don’t you try resurching the topic!
But i thought your quotes (even if horribly misquoted) to be true and interesting to say the least

Suicide – “the most permanent solution to temporary problems”

Said to a big group of my peers at uni by a very well respected man and has stuck with me ever since.

And i believe it was plato – “the dead know one thing; it was better to be alive” (horribly misquoted I’m sure)

Hardly an epidemic however, that’s very alarmist and a poor use of the word.

Suicide among young people IS an epidemic, in that, when a kid kills him/herself, there’s often a ripple effect, other kids start committing suicide too, or trying to. Boys are generally more effective at doing the deed, so more of them die.

There was a well documented problem in Kyneton in Victoria a few years back, there was a suicide epidemic among the young people.

If a kid kills himself/herself, start watching their friends, closely.