Suicide rates will multiply in Nigeria (unfortunately). Not because times are hard. Times were HARD during the Biafran war. The problem now is that adults are increasingly immature. The society is increasingly frivolous. People have no true friends. Because friends see themselves more as rivals. The race is measured by wealth and nothing else. Set backs are mourned as wasted lives by those who should give love and genuine support. So a troubled man becomes the butt of jokes by those in whom he has reposed his trust.

Calamities befall men and their friends shed tears in the morning and run them down at night. Adults are now children. The man can't even tell his wife because he is sure she won't understand. He has seen her divulge little details to her family. He has heard her eulogise wealth and curse set backs as abomination. She has a little merry heart.

The Pastor can't be trusted because he is given to flashy cars and worldly ambitions. He rates men by their earthly successes and wealth. He can't be trusted because wealth he says is the ultimate blessing from God.Everyday he celebrates only the rich.

So the troubled man walks around with his troubles in his heart, smiles at all the children masquerading as adults around him. One day, he would weigh it all over again and say no.

It's enough.

True mature friends are now very scarce!

"iron sharpenth iron" may this forum help to achieve this everyday.

Don't fall into the fallacy of generalisation. There are pastors who show genuine care.

There are also others who would want to show genuine care but are saddled by endless government attacks on the masses in the name of Change. Today customs, tomorrow telecoms, next tomorrow FRSC.

So i don't think it's a problem of maturity. I think it's a survival issue. We are too busy trying to survive that we don't have the time to help anyone.

....Hnmmm !!! Suicide na Global Epidemic

Hnmmm!