BULLYING & SUICIDE

Hmmm...

Recently, there have been many articles about young people in schools and the military committing suicide. Some of these people were "victims" of gay bashing, religious intolerance by so-called "good Christians," and other forms of harassment.

I would like to mention a few items:

1) Many people quoting from, or referring to, the "Bible" more than likely are referring to the King James version.

These folks might not know that King James was a homosexual, or at the very least, a very active bi-sexual. When he hired about 60 scholars, approximately 20 each from Cambridge, Oxford and Westminster to "translate the ancient tongues;" he made sure that his beliefs and prerogatives were in the "new translation."

In fact, the scholars were so upset by his meddling, the scholars placed a well-hidden disclaimer in the preface, wherein they state that they "recognize this as the King's own work." King James was a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of guy, a big spender, and a party, have fun, type of monarch. (Note: This is not my opinion, it is historical fact.) This disclaimer is found in the preface of pre 1870s Bibles.

1605 to 1611 was a time when if you did or said anything to displease King James, you went among the missing, or ended up in a public execution of some sort (gallows, garroting, dunking, beheading, etc.) These scholars undertook their task in fear of their lives. However, they knew the king was agreeable to praise.

Therefore, they inserted their disclaimer amid a long, flowery tribute to King James.

2) Any type of bullying in any school or the military should not be allowed, condoned, or tolerated in any manner. There are young bullies and there are older bullies. Bullying is an aberrant mental health issue about controlling others.

3). An alternative point of view. Worldwide there are thousands of religions. Most have a different view of what happens when we die. However, more than likely, about .625% of the world population believes in some form of reincarnation. From tribal groups to modern “civilized” societies, many believe in reincarnation and contact with their ancestors. It is mostly the western or "Christian" societies that look askance at reincarnation.

However, what if the reincarnationists are right?

If the reincarnationists are correct, it means that all of us are here to learn, experience, and help others.

They believe that what we do is predetermined before we come into a new life. Just like in school, there are mandatory and elective "courses" or teachings and experiences we must pass, to get to the next grade level. The extra credit work is what we do and how well complete the task to help other people. For most of us, our present life is like preschool or kindergarten, and in some cases, maybe first grade.

If one decides to check out early, (suicide), that equals failure. If you kill yourself because you cannot handle whatever it is, this is the likely scenario – instantly, your spirit goes back to the teachers. They express dismay at your failure.

They review with you all the good and bad, and the things you said you would do but did not complete, during your life on earth. Now, they say, "you will have to repeat all the courses you previously signed up for but did not finish, and, we will be adding a few more."

For some people who did not do very well in “learning, experiencing and helping others,” the teachers might say something like: "Remember how intolerant you were of other people? Remember, how you believed you had it tough because people picked on you? Remember how you bullied other people? Remember how you used the Bible to support your own personal views?" In the case of a narrow minded White red neck male, the teachers might conclude, "Well, this time, we are going to send you back as a Black/Hispanic/Asian female, lesbian, Jew, with a deformed left leg. Bye-bye."

On the slightest of chances, as in .0000000001% possibility, that something like that COULD happen, that is THE very strong deterrent to suicide.

After all, who in their right mind would want to risk having to live their life over again, everything, right up to that point where you opted out of the last life, to see if you get past it, and go on to complete your courses? (The goal is the equivalent of graduating from college.)

4) Oh, the teachers say that suicide is like flunking kindergarten and you have to keep coming back, again and again, until you get it right. Now, that is down right scary. Those who know, say that it is not uncommon to see spirits that have two to eight repeats.

If that is not a reason to never commit suicide, I don't know what could be more convincing.