Stress

    Teenagers are to be the leaders of our country in the near future. However, there is an increase of youth suicides recently, making me ponder over the future of not only Malaysia, but of the whole Earth. If the number of suicides increase constantly, who will be the next people who will take the helm and lead the countries of the world next time? Not only that, if the youth are even thinking of suicide, what is happening in their minds making them resort to their last solution? Will they be able to cope when they reach adulthood or will they follow in the footsteps of them who decide to take the easy way out of things? Let's just hope that they will be able to mature and be able to face the things in life the proper way.

    So what are these things that drive teens to suicide? The most dominant factor would be because of problems they face at home. People who have problems at home most of the time suffer the most. This is because home is where you spend most of your time at. There's no place you can hide when you are mistreated at home. No place for you to calm down and think things out as your one and only private place is the place where you are drowning at. "Home is where the Heart is". But if your home is torture then how will your heart be able to find rest? This is why many youths from broken homes commit suicide as they have no place to call a proper home.They break down under the pressure of their surroundings and with no place to vent their anger and problems, they end their life. In their minds they think that life is not worth all the pain, anger and suffering.

    Exams. This dreaded word can cause a lot of pressure to students all over the world. Just like how there is an exam tomorrow but I am forced to do this for the sake of my English marks. Parents, especially Asian parents, have very VERY high expectations for their children. They expect their children to get top in class every single time when it is hard enough to pass the exams. Parents should understand not everyone is incredibly bright academically. Everybody is different and nothing can change it. Because of all the stress put upon their shoulders, students who can't find a way to relieve their pressure end up taking their own lives.

   There are of course many more reasons teenagers commit suicide, among them are relationship problems and loss of a loved one but that would take up to much of my time when I'm supposed to be studying. But just a message to those going through hardships. Whatever it is, just face it and hope for the best because every cloud has a silver lining.