This afternoon, we somehow came into the subject of committing suicide in my EDCO101 class, Introduction to Guidance and Counseling. The professor asked us to think of reasons why anyone would ever think of putting his life to an end and just as anyone would expect, ideas like depression and loneliness came about.
From here, the professor asked us to collect at least 25 affirmation scripts we've received during our lives. These scripts include thoughts of appreciation said or written for us, as well as testimonials from Friendster or whatever write-up that was written about us. We are to compile it and present it in our most creative and relevant to our interests. Although this assignment doesn't seem to make sense, it would actually help us when we feel down and think nobody appreciates us.
Procratinating (again) from my thesis, I decided to check out my almost inactive Friendster account and probably find something, aside from those I can remember like the ones from Christian, JM and May.
Anyway, I was going through my testimonials and then I realized how much effort my blockmates (my UST blockmates that is, since I never really got in any block in UP) would write about me and try to catch up with me when I transfered school.
Aji wrote about how I could easily get worried. May wrote about how accident prone I could be as she was able to witness much of the accidents I had been in (getting bumped by a car, asthma attacks just because someone played with pepper spray inside an airconditioned room, the bruises I easily get and my baking burns). Issai wrote about my "last row syndrome" where I was first termed to experience ADHD attacks because of simple boredom. Ainj wrote about how appreciate he felt when I laughed at his jokes. Even those who I was not really that close showed some signs of concern and miss to the point I never felt so appreciated in my life. (*tear drop. hahaha)
I guess my professor is right. With people like them to remind me of the beauty of life, how could I ever think of suicide!
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