is suicide an act of bravery?

I was watching the news earlier and a former president said that Angelo Reyes' action of taking his own life was an act of bravery. I hope that someone can tell me that I need to clean my ears cause if what I heard was correct then that person is actually saying that suicide is the right thing to do in some cases. Has that man lost his mind? Taking your own life will not solve anything! Now pardon me for saying this but suicide is an act of a coward!

What does someone do when he is faced with forces beyond his control and the pressure piles up? He takes the easy way out is that it? Some people are just to afraid to face the music. What does that say about them? he Filipinos can be to kind when something tragic happens to someone by paying our respects. Are we so kind that we are not mindful of our words anymore? Are we to kind that we would say something nice about something that is bad?

Now I don't know if Secretary Angelo Reyes is guilty or not of the accusations made against him but bailing out when the going gets tough is not an act of bravery. He has chosen the easy way out by killing him self without regard for his character and without regard for his family. Angelo Reyes is not a Samurai who can redeem his honor by taking his own life though he might have seen it that way. Your guess is as good as mine.

. I am sad that something like this has happened and my heart goes out to his family. Bravery is not the absence of fear, Bravery is doing what is right in the presence of fear. Has Secretary Angelo Reyes truly done a brave and honorable thing by taking his own life? I think not.

We Filipinos claim and are proud to be called the only Christian country in Asia; but is this really true? What does the bible say about suicide anyway? Life belongs to god. It is never our place to take our own life or someone else's life.


Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Are we honoring God by taking our own life?




What should we do when faced with life's difficulties? I can tell you right now that the solution to despair is NOT suicide, but FAITH in God.


We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. In Him, our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His Holy Name. may your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. - Psalm 33:20-22


Jesus also promised us that he will give us rest from our problems. Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest - Matthew 11:28. All people who professes to be a Christian should adhere to Christ's teaching. Do we really put our hope in Jesus or take the easy way out?