Life is the most precious asset. However, some people do not agree with this, and decide to put an end to their relationship with life. Reasons are countless: desperation, anguish, pain, sorrow, or illness, are only a few. World Suicide Prevention Day comes to shed a light of hope in the lives of those who have lost someone dear to suicide, in the lives of those who cannot find inner peace, and in the lives of all the people in the world who wish to support the most inestimable cause: LIFE.

On September 10, let us get together and light a candle in our windows, and let the flame of life live on. If you have lost someone to this terrible act of desperation, let the sparkle offer guidance to him or her; if you are a survivor of a suicidal act, then let this light become your motivating emblem. According to statistics, around the world, more then 1 million people end their life too soon. These are sadly, what statistics are saying, but it is high time we learn another word as well: prevention.

Start paying more attention and affection to those near you. Start getting involved in health and governmental programs that offer help to those in need, to those with suicidal thoughts or acts. Do not respond passively, but start becoming actively involved today, by supporting IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain) in its activities. Walks to remember, candle lighting, placing suggestive banners on your own website, attending conferences, get-togethers, are only a few of these activities that bring people closer and will raise awareness on the importance of life. It merely costs you a few minutes of your free time to become actively involved, and you might save a life.

Think about it this way!

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