13 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE YOUR OWN LIFE

- Puso Notebook, 2019

You are struggling with your self-worth.

Pakiramdam mo, walang kwenta. Kahit siguro one month kang hindi magpakita sa klase, nobody will
notice na absent ka. Or maybe you are confused about your sexuality. People are talking behind your
back. Kapag kausap sila, kita mo sa mukha nila ang pandidiri nila. “Nagkamali ba si God when He made
me?,” you wonder. Or maybe feeling mow ala ka nang ginawang tama. Sa mata ng iba, certified loser ka.

1. FOOD IS LIFE – Ready ka na ba talagang magpaalam sa universe at hindi na ulit makakain ng Jolly
spaghetti, Big Mac, o fried chicken mula sa KFC na lumalangoy sa gravy? Mababaw man pero in
reality na you will say goodbye kahit sa simpleng pleasures ng buhay.

2. FEELINGS ARE FLEETING – Kahit gaano ka kalungkot ngayon, it doesn’t mean na never ka na ulit
magiging masaya. Ok lang maging malungkot minsan. Lahat naman ng tao nalulungkot kapag
nagkakaproblema. Hindi ka nag-iisa. Feelings come and go.

3. BEAUTY OF NATURE – Baka kailangan mol ang magpahinga. Go somewhere kung saan malinis ang
hangin, madaming puno, maganda ang tanawin. Relax ka lang habang tinitigan ang gawa ng Diyos.
The beauty of nature declares God’s glory. Mari-realize mo how small your problems are in the
grand schemes of things.

4. BEING ALIVE IS A GIFT – Think about the seriously ill people. They struggle everyday too. They will
do everything para gumaling lang sila. They long for more time to live and enjoy life. Being alive
and healthy is a gift. Sila mismo magsasabi sa yo “Huwag mong sayangin ang buhay mo.”

5. FRIENDS – Paano na ang barkada kung wala ka? Sino na ang mangyayaya manuod ng sine? O
mang-aasar sa pinakamakulit mong kaibigan o makakausap ng BFF mo kapag may problema siya?
Paano na ang planong outing sa summer?

6. FAMILY – There is only one you in your family. Ikaw ang ate (or kuya), bunso, only child, favorite
or only apo, beloved pamangkin, o super cool pinsan ng buong angkan. If you go at the wrong
time, hindi yan parang basketball na may magsa-sub sa posisyon mo. You will leave a big hole na
hindi mapupuno ng kahit sino.

7. FUTURE FAMILY – Speaking of family, gusto mo bang magkaroon ng sariling pamilya someday?
Your future spouse and children will be missing out on having you if you decide to check out of
this world too soon.

8. SUPPORT SYSTEM – Thoughts of suicide might be caused by a chemical imbalance in your brain.
Medical professionals can help you. Turn to your family and friends for support. Huwag kang
mahiya or maguilty kung kailangan mong magpagamot.
 9. LIFE CAN GET BETTER – life can get better. Your story is still being written. Kapag nagbabasa ka
ng novel, do you forget about it after reading Chapter 4 when you know there are 20 chapters in
the book? Remember, lahat ng bida, inaapi muna. Give it time and before you know it, parang
sila, nakabangon ka na.

10. THE WORLD IS BETTER WITH YOU IN IT – The world is better with you in it. You are special.
Kumbaga sa halo-halo, ikaw yung may ice cream on top. Two scoops pa! imagine, si God ang
gumawa sa iyo. You can echo David’s words who said Psalm 139:14 – “Thank You for making me
so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it.”

11. YOUR PURPOSE – May purpose ka and you need time to discover what it is. Kung magi-giveup ka
na now, paano mo malalaman kung ano ito? Who knows what you could become? Malay mo,
ikaw pala ng magiging most honorable president of the Philippines or the next Miss Universe ala
Catriona Gray. Or even better, you can blaze your own trail and be the first best person in your
own field.

12. JESUS SAVES – Will suicide really solve your problems? Yung rest na hinahanap mo, magiging
never-ending torment. Hell is real place and without Jesus, doon ang bagsak mo. The Lord gave
His only Son, Jesus, to die for your sins so you can spend eternity with Him. Need proof? Read
John 3:16. Study the life of Jesus by reading the Gospels. Kilalanin mo kung sino Siya and alamin
mo how you can have a personal relationship with Him.

13. GOD LOVES YOU – Say this to yourself with iwan ka man ng lahat ng tao, mawala man lahat ng
abilities mo because of sickness or an accident, masunog o manakaw man lahat ng gamit mo, God
will still be there.

You can count on Him in your brightest days and darkest nights. His love can reach you wherever
you are. The apostle Paul declared in Romans 8:38: “And I am convinced that nothing can ever
separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears
for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from
God’s love.”

There are many good reasons to stay alive. Don’t let a few bad days steal your entire future. Only God
knows kung hanggang kalian ang buhay natin ditto sa earth. Sabi nga sa Job 14:5, “You (God) have decided
the length of our lives. You know how many months we will live, and we are not given a minute longer.”

Starting today, why don’t you trust God for all your tomorrows?