Is it possible that someone's purpose in life was suicide?

Question

I'm sorry, I was just wondering. If you think about people individually, of course the answer is no.

But (and religious people I'm sure know what I'm getting at) - is that suicide beneficial to the "bigger" picture of how people deal with that tragedy and think about the afterlife?

I don't mean to advocate suicide, but they say everything happens for a reason.... I take that to mean there was a purpose for it to happen that way.

What do people think? Please, if you don't have something constructive to say, don't say it at all.

Answer 1

I have a hard time with your theory. I have experienced the suicide of 2 of my brothers. I am a Christian, and knowing and understanding that God allows our choices, but is very often saddened or angered by the choices that we make that hurt ourselves or others around us, I would say NO. God does not find it beneficial in any way imaginable, by someone taking their own life. The desolation that you feel when a loved one does this, almost completely destroys you! My mother DID become a Christian yrs later, since that's what you were implying in your question, but I feel she probably would have anyway, if the Lord was working in her heart. SHE was the one who found her 2nd son dead, btw.....

Answer 2

People forget that we do control certain things in our lives. Buckleing up in the car, looking both ways before u cross the street, being careful when in high places, not driving intoxicated, etcc.... If something bad happens, we can't neccesarily say it happened for a reason. What about natural disasters? Now the bible does claim that God did certain things in the past, but does that prove every event is from Him. Many claimed that New Orleans got wiped out cause of its sin. However, the parts that got it worst were the poor districts , not the French quarter which is famous for its partying and other deeds.
Ecclesiastes 9; 11 says " I returned to see under the sun that the swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor do the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do those having knowledge have the favor,because time and unforeseen occurance befall them all. "

Answer 3

The purpose of "suicide" was that of the devil robbing that person and conning a person away from reaching their intended purpose designed by God, they would have had if they had chosen life.

As for the saying "there is a reason for everything and all things work to good" this is actually a misquote from the bible where it says "We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose." Most people stop at half of this verse after the word 'good' and run with it, but leave out the part that details to whom it applies to and why.

The verse above is found in Romans 8:28.

I found an excellent book by Joyce Meyer, "Battlefield of the Mind" It is extremely helpful, encouraging and explains how people are conned, tricked and deceived away from their greatness. This book has a positive message and opens eyes to goodness.

Answer 4

No..get some Mental help before ever conteplating suicide...Suicide is a cop out of dealing with reality. People take responsibility,and grow up. I know its not a perfect World, but thats what makes life interesting. I have to get up, and go to work, pay bills just like everybody else, even If I don' want to. Whatever state people are in(Homeless,Unemployed,incarcerated) its because they choose to be. Besides think of all your family, and friends that love you. It would devestate them. Life is like the stock market, It goes up, and down, your decisions in life decides whether U crash or not.

Answer 5

Absolutely not. The problem is that the people who committ suicide reflect negatively on the people in their lives. Many people are driven to suicide from human rottenness which is manifest in sin. If someone committs suicide it is probably because their emotions were damaged by someone who has been emotionally damaged themselves. Sin is a vicious cycle. It always has negative consequences. Just think of all the people who consume pornography and get plastic surgery and have trouble in relationships due to vanity! What an emotional wreck society has become. It always has been. Greece and Rome and Egypt and Judea were even worse. That is why religion was so important to these civilizations.

Answer 6

If you mean to ask if suicide can sometimes have a redeeming purpose, then I'd say it can. I don't think that the "purpose" of anyone's life is suicide, but I do think that when some people knowingly sacrifice their lives to save or improve the lives of others, their deaths can have a profound and lasting purpose.

In some cultures, such as in India, there is a tradition of people committing suicide by ritual self emulation in order to protest injustice. Hunger strikers sometimes (though rarely) die in order to draw attention to injustice. Religious martyrs willingly die to advance the cause of their faith. And soldiers sometimes undertake missions that they know will end in their deaths in order to advance the goal of victory for their side. These are all cases of willing self sacrifice for a cause and I think most people would recognize that the voluntary deaths of such people can be very noble.

But a suicide resulting simply from unhappiness is, I think, just the tragic waste of a human life. No one was ever born solely to die by their own hand because they were unhappy.

Answer 7

Sometimes an attempted suicide is, in effect, a cry for help. And surely family members and friends want to do the right thing for the one who has lost hope. Of course, it will not help to use expressions such as: "Stop feeling sorry for yourself," "A lot of people are worse off than you are" or, "All of us have a bad day now and then." Instead, why not be a real friend and a good listener? Yes, try to help the despondent one to see that life is worth living.

You may be surprised to learn how encouraging Bible reading can be. Although it is not a mental-health manual, the Bible can help us to value life. Said King Solomon: "I have come to know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good during one's life; and also that every man should eat and indeed drink and see good for all his hard work. It is the gift of God." (Ecclesiastes 3:12, 13) Besides satisfying work that gives meaning to life, simple things—such as fresh air, sunlight, flowers, trees, and birds—are God-given gifts that we can enjoy.

Answer 8

Yes, there is always a purpose, and ultimately, that purpose is love. Your reference to the bigger picture, how people deal with that or any tragedy, is very good. It isn't the event, but the direction(s) it might inspire that person's loved ones to take...or a stranger reading about it in the paper. There is always more going on underneath simple events than we realize. It is all about love.

Answer 9

If you believe literally that everyone on earth has a purpose for the greater good, and that peoples actions affect the lives of others... the only conclusion is that yes, suicide could be someones purpose in life. That is a profound thing to happen to a family and friends of the person, and it usually affects the way they live the rest of their lives.

My personal stance however is that nobody is born with a purpose. Life is what you make of it, there is no grand scheme that is playing itself out within the universe. We make personal choices on a day to day basis that could significantly alter the course of history and our choices shape not only our future, but the future of anyone we come in contact with and so on.

Answer 10

Suicide is considered an end, but it isn't. It can be a means to an end, but that end is not what is sought after.
Suicide is separation of organic life from spiritual life through a selfish agenda and is a short-circuit of God's will for an individual. Only God knows the total consequences of such actions, but it is sobering to contemplate.