"I'd forgotten about it, and now I forgot it again. There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living. And somehow I did want to; I wanted to more than ever. If the Good Lord made a mistake in us people it was in making us want to live when we've got the least excuse for it."
At some point, everyone deals with a certain struggle in one's life. This struggle could be a family matter, a friendship issue, or a painful tragedy that is locked inside the memory. It is hard to forget such a struggle, especially if it left a significant impact on someone's life.
Although these struggles can be hard to deal with, they are never worth taking one's life for them. Yes, perhaps we were made to want to live even if we are in serious depression. However, sometimes a person feels they can't live anymore. It is imperative that we fight through our struggles and try to at least forget them, rather than dwell in sorrow and contemplate suicide. Everyone is born with so much potential and deserves the chance to live after dealing with difficult situations.
When looking at this painting, "Between Two Worlds" by Jon Serl, I see someone who is dealing with multiple personal battles. I see someone who is in deep agony, someone who is trying to fight all their monsters in their mind. Despite these "monsters," it is possible that this suffering person will recover from whatever is causing them such distress. We were all made to want to live and must battle every obstacle.
Jim Thompson. The Killer Inside Me. Vintage Books. 1991. 108.
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