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| From The Desk Of Gary Mason |
The ability to rise over adversity is no easy feat. The proof of that statement can be found in the number of people who take their own lives because they couldn't go on any longer. The most recent suicide rate that I could find listed suicides worldwide at 10.07 per 100,000 thousand people. (curr)
That is an alarming and sad statistic. However, it's not surprising that many people are suffering in a world that caters to a humans worst nature. Where violence plays out like a video game and people are still sold in slavery, albeit the sex trade, where girls as young as 8 have been reported to have been abused. In many countries, guns are carried more often than books, and children know how to clean and load an AK-47 before they've had their first kiss. Drugs saturate the entire world and more people are addicted to some kind of substance than there are facilities to treat them.
So, without continuing on with these depressing realities, my original intention was to bring light to the people who have overcome their circumstances and are better for having gone through them. These people need to be recognized for their perseverance and abilities to make a better life not just for themselves but for others by sharing their difficulties and encouraging others to move forward and past their problems.
I am thankful to be one of these people and I applaud and appreciate everyone who has moved past their circumstances. God bless you all!
"Current Worldwide Suicide Rate." ChartsBin. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2012. <http://chartsbin.com/view/prm>.
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