Life is So Precious

Day 207 – someone very dear to us tried to commit suicide last night. The person went and asked for help a few minutes later so all is well, but nothing is of course. It is very shaking to everyone around and the realization that someone got so depressed and had no one to help is very unsettling. I had a long talk about it with my daughter, about the necessity of an anchor, someone that will keep you connected and grounded even when you lose it yourself. Someone you love too much to be able to inflict so much pain on him/her. Someone you don’t want to not see anymore. Everyone should have such an anchor and this connection, none of us is protected from moments of total despair, and that person is our lighthouse, our strength. Just to know that they are there and love us, to know how much we love them is very powerful. At the end of the day, the only thing that matters is love, an unconditional love. This is our safe harbor, a place where we can come to recharge and to take off all masks, lower our guards and just reconnect with who we really are.
We definitely have to try and help in creating another fence around that friend, we have to make an extra effort to fill that spot of anchor, and at the moment just be there. Anger comes from our own fears of losing that person, but these are not the right feelings. We have to come with great compassion and great love. Only love can break down barriers, melt the ice that we tend to surround our hearts with.
I am sure a lot of good will come out of this event. It shook everything and it shook everyone to the core. This is why it is called” a call for help”. Help will sure to follow and from many directions. I refuse to think the “what if”, I just think “how lucky”, and we really are.
I am so thankful this attempt did not succeed. I am so thankful we got a second chance to try and lent a shoulder, open our hearts even more. I am so thankful for this cry for help that was loud enough for everyone to notice, but without irreversible harm. I am so thankful for life spared.