[Music] do we have the right to commit suicide
do we have the right to commit suicide
do we have the right to commit suicide according to the American Foundation for
according to the American Foundation for
according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 121 people die every
Suicide Prevention 121 people die every
Suicide Prevention 121 people die every day due to suicide that’s five people
day due to suicide that’s five people
day due to suicide that’s five people every 60 minutes and Counting
47 years ago at the age of 18 30 days
47 years ago at the age of 18 30 days before departing to United States Navy a
before departing to United States Navy a
before departing to United States Navy a mother suddenly admitted to her son your
mother suddenly admitted to her son your
mother suddenly admitted to her son your uncle Harold is not your real uncle he’s
uncle Harold is not your real uncle he’s
uncle Harold is not your real uncle he’s your father
your father
your father needless to say feelings of intense
needless to say feelings of intense
needless to say feelings of intense anger bitterness and resentment welled
anger bitterness and resentment welled
anger bitterness and resentment welled up in him
up in him
up in him so he asked why wait 18 years to tell me
so he asked why wait 18 years to tell me
so he asked why wait 18 years to tell me this now because she replied why not
this now because she replied why not
this now because she replied why not you’re old enough now to understand that
you’re old enough now to understand that
you’re old enough now to understand that young man with a very bright future was
young man with a very bright future was
young man with a very bright future was me how many of you know sometimes life
me how many of you know sometimes life
me how many of you know sometimes life can make a decision for you I see your
can make a decision for you I see your
can make a decision for you I see your hands and sometimes that decision can be
hands and sometimes that decision can be
hands and sometimes that decision can be so crushing it can leave a deep dark
so crushing it can leave a deep dark
so crushing it can leave a deep dark void in your life and even alter your
void in your life and even alter your
void in your life and even alter your reality I was anxious to leave and join
reality I was anxious to leave and join
reality I was anxious to leave and join the Navy you see I thought running away
the Navy you see I thought running away
the Navy you see I thought running away from my pain were lessening or perhaps
from my pain were lessening or perhaps
from my pain were lessening or perhaps make it go away but I spent two and a
make it go away but I spent two and a
make it go away but I spent two and a half years in the Navy dealing with my
half years in the Navy dealing with my
half years in the Navy dealing with my confusion anger betrayal and yes
confusion anger betrayal and yes
confusion anger betrayal and yes depression I desperately tried to
depression I desperately tried to
depression I desperately tried to suppress my unhappiness with drugs and
suppress my unhappiness with drugs and
suppress my unhappiness with drugs and alcohol I even tried to hire my own lack
alcohol I even tried to hire my own lack
alcohol I even tried to hire my own lack of identity trust and purpose of reality
of identity trust and purpose of reality
of identity trust and purpose of reality I even harbored feelings
I even harbored feelings
I even harbored feelings of unforgiveness towards my biological
of unforgiveness towards my biological
of unforgiveness towards my biological mother and father there could not be
mother and father there could not be
mother and father there could not be abated it just wouldn’t go away and when
abated it just wouldn’t go away and when
abated it just wouldn’t go away and when I received my honorable discharge I
I received my honorable discharge I
I received my honorable discharge I returned home to Dallas but the truth of
returned home to Dallas but the truth of
returned home to Dallas but the truth of my birth had out of my reality and I
my birth had out of my reality and I
my birth had out of my reality and I struggled to try to find my place in
struggled to try to find my place in
struggled to try to find my place in that reality have you ever felt so
that reality have you ever felt so
that reality have you ever felt so depleted by life you even had thoughts
depleted by life you even had thoughts
depleted by life you even had thoughts of suicide someway somehow I was still
of suicide someway somehow I was still
of suicide someway somehow I was still able to function just enough to find a
able to function just enough to find a
able to function just enough to find a job with United States Postal Service
job with United States Postal Service
job with United States Postal Service but the gnawing pain continued to eat
but the gnawing pain continued to eat
but the gnawing pain continued to eat away any happiness I found I was married
away any happiness I found I was married
away any happiness I found I was married for only two years and although I
for only two years and although I
for only two years and although I remarried again and it lasted over 30
remarried again and it lasted over 30
remarried again and it lasted over 30 years it too became unstable due to
years it too became unstable due to
years it too became unstable due to emotional turmoil the lack of trust
emotional turmoil the lack of trust
emotional turmoil the lack of trust communication commitment and compromise
communication commitment and compromise
communication commitment and compromise due to my wife and I compulsive spending
due to my wife and I compulsive spending
due to my wife and I compulsive spending consequently we experienced foreclosed
consequently we experienced foreclosed
consequently we experienced foreclosed homes and bankruptcy we began to shut
homes and bankruptcy we began to shut
homes and bankruptcy we began to shut down mentally physically and emotionally
down mentally physically and emotionally
down mentally physically and emotionally we were your typical dysfunctional
we were your typical dysfunctional
we were your typical dysfunctional family not only us as parents but also
family not only us as parents but also
family not only us as parents but also our children you see my son decided to
our children you see my son decided to
our children you see my son decided to run away from home when Dane dropped out
run away from home when Dane dropped out
run away from home when Dane dropped out of high school he became homeless and
of high school he became homeless and
of high school he became homeless and made choices that ended up in jail time
made choices that ended up in jail time
made choices that ended up in jail time years later he and his wife got into
years later he and his wife got into
years later he and his wife got into more serious trouble with the law and he
more serious trouble with the law and he
more serious trouble with the law and he was sentenced twenty-five years in
was sentenced twenty-five years in
was sentenced twenty-five years in prison and she was sentenced 15 years in
prison and she was sentenced 15 years in
prison and she was sentenced 15 years in prison she had a mental breakdown and
prison she had a mental breakdown and
prison she had a mental breakdown and tried to commit suicide to keep him
tried to commit suicide to keep him
tried to commit suicide to keep him going to prison and yet while she was
going to prison and yet while she was
going to prison and yet while she was still in prison her only child at the
still in prison her only child at the
still in prison her only child at the sweet age of 23 that had been dinner
sweet age of 23 that had been dinner
sweet age of 23 that had been dinner with her precious ever since she was a
with her precious ever since she was a
with her precious ever since she was a child committed suicide by hanging
child committed suicide by hanging
child committed suicide by hanging herself and leaving a one-year-old
herself and leaving a one-year-old
herself and leaving a one-year-old beautiful daughter behind
beautiful daughter behind
beautiful daughter behind I literally had no more to give life had
I literally had no more to give life had
I literally had no more to give life had become unbearable and I really felt no
become unbearable and I really felt no
become unbearable and I really felt no reason to exist how many of you today
reason to exist how many of you today
reason to exist how many of you today know someone is dealing with depression
know someone is dealing with depression
know someone is dealing with depression and anxiety I see your hands
and anxiety I see your hands
and anxiety I see your hands Wow Wow have you ever known anyone to
Wow Wow have you ever known anyone to
Wow Wow have you ever known anyone to commit suicide perhaps that person is
commit suicide perhaps that person is
commit suicide perhaps that person is you or your mother or your father
you or your mother or your father
you or your mother or your father or even your child but it’s physical
or even your child but it’s physical
or even your child but it’s physical suicide the only answer I’m here to tell
suicide the only answer I’m here to tell
suicide the only answer I’m here to tell you there’s life even after physical
you there’s life even after physical
you there’s life even after physical suicide and to let you know I promote a
suicide and to let you know I promote a
suicide and to let you know I promote a different type of suicide and I’m
different type of suicide and I’m
different type of suicide and I’m referring to social suicide here are
referring to social suicide here are
referring to social suicide here are three things I challenge you to do
three things I challenge you to do
three things I challenge you to do commit social suicide
commit social suicide
commit social suicide against relationship pressure don’t stay
against relationship pressure don’t stay
against relationship pressure don’t stay in a toxic relationship commit social
in a toxic relationship commit social
in a toxic relationship commit social suicide against economic pressure follow
suicide against economic pressure follow
suicide against economic pressure follow your passion
your passion
your passion more than money should be your prod
more than money should be your prod
more than money should be your prod commit social suicide against peer
commit social suicide against peer
commit social suicide against peer pressure spend time with people who will
pressure spend time with people who will
pressure spend time with people who will respect your decision and won’t put
respect your decision and won’t put
respect your decision and won’t put unfair pressure on you to conform I
unfair pressure on you to conform I
unfair pressure on you to conform I invite you to elevate yourself to a
invite you to elevate yourself to a
invite you to elevate yourself to a higher consciousness but still maintain
higher consciousness but still maintain
higher consciousness but still maintain integrity honesty and compassion for
integrity honesty and compassion for
integrity honesty and compassion for yourself and others find something good
yourself and others find something good
yourself and others find something good and every person plant a seed of
and every person plant a seed of
and every person plant a seed of encouragement and unconditional love in
encouragement and unconditional love in
encouragement and unconditional love in your children your family and others in
your children your family and others in
your children your family and others in your spirit of influence most
your spirit of influence most
your spirit of influence most importantly learn to appreciate and love
importantly learn to appreciate and love
importantly learn to appreciate and love yourself
yourself
yourself I committed social suicide I died to
I committed social suicide I died to
I committed social suicide I died to social pressure I died to social
social pressure I died to social
social pressure I died to social economic pressure I died to social
economic pressure I died to social
economic pressure I died to social relationship pressure I died to social
relationship pressure I died to social
relationship pressure I died to social negative labels
negative labels
negative labels of Who I am in what I can become because
of Who I am in what I can become because
of Who I am in what I can become because I found my passion and my purpose and
I found my passion and my purpose and
I found my passion and my purpose and I’m here to tell you there is life after
I’m here to tell you there is life after
I’m here to tell you there is life after suicide
suicide
suicide [Applause]
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