Against Euthanasia

Some countries have passed laws

Which allow anyone, child or adult,

Who is feeling depressed

To ask to be killed,

As a way to escape their misery.

No thought is given to the fact

That when someone is depressed,

They are not rational.

They cannot see things clearly

As all their thoughts are taken up

With how they feel,

Their utter despair,

Their feelings of hopelessness,

The vast black hole towards which they’re heading.

Life seems meaningless,

Pointless,

Unbearable.

Encouraged by the new laws to see death as a way out

Some will ask for it,

Without ever being in a fit state of mind

To know what they’re doing.,

And they will get it.

But depression is very common

And usually passes,

And people move on to new things.

But for those who have chosen death as a solution

There are no new things,

No future in which to achieve their dreams.

Wouldn’t it be better to see depression as what it is,

A temporary condition,

Which needs treating

Just like any other illness,

And to help those feeling suicidal

To see that life is worth living,

That they also are loved,

And wanted,

That they also have a future,

Which awaits them as soon as they’ve recovered.

For once a person is dead, there is no going back,

There is no second chance

No opportunity to put the past behind them

And move on

And do all the things they’d planned before they became ill.