You are the master of your fate, you are the captain of your soul. Sometimes life is hard. It’s not the actions of “life” making things hard for you, it’s the act of living itself, which you are committing- and dying is also an act that you commit which could have negative consequences. You don’t know that death is peace. You’ll face either complete nothingness, or something even stranger. Life is long because it’s meant to be experienced. We don’t know why it’s hard, but sometimes even the act of being has consequences we can’t comprehend.

Even in that case, you can control more than you think. Internalize your locus of control. Instead of focusing purely inside, to where you urges of suicide are, focus outwardly, and realize that you can change what you’re experiencing. Only at that point are you going to be able to feel better. If you really are out of control, like I am…stay calm, sit tight, and maybe ask somebody for advice.

Changing your perception or waiting for opportunity to strike may not eliminate your pain. It doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes you need to smack life in the chops for the crap it pulls. Sometimes you need to sit down and deal with it calmly. Either option is better than depriving yourself of the experience that goes with living.