I know him,
talked to him for a very few times
seen him for a period of time during my first year.
But, I don't really know him.
This is a story of a medic guy in my Uni
I was really stunned to get the news
Seeing the FB statuses of medic students posting long paragraphs with melancholic tone
left me wondering who?
I'd never expected to be him.
A guy. A weird one.
How weird?
Very weird, you could sense it from the moment you talked to him
'cause you feel his level is too high from yours
like he was speaking alien language
well, and also the fact that he would answer a random question
with a very scientific answer.
He was a very brilliant person, like seriously.
I thought that would make him suitable to study medic
but looks like I was wrong
I like his British accent
and wonder how could he maintain it without being influenced by the people around him
I remember his answer when being asked why joined debate club
He said, because debate was all that he knew
I can tell you he was Really good at debating
Not only he could think of very good points
but also he actually used psychology tactics to win his final round in a junior debate competition last time
In the round, the qia zha bo ( aggressive girl) before him spoke like a mad tigress with all the gestures
All of us, the audience was overwhelmed by her aura
then his turn
He spoke very softly and calmly
I thought he was very tired as it was the last round
In the end, his team had won
I can't remember where I heard it
but I think he said it himself
that he intentionally lower his voice to attract the attention of everyone
so that people would hear attentively
How smart huh?
My second round of practice actually teamed with him
I was the third speaker and I thought I didn't have to prepare any points
so I just sat beside very relax while he and the other speaker discussing points
(well I think he led her to the points)
then he turned to me and asked what I had prepared
I told him what I thought
He was like confused, asking me am I a former debater?
silly me I nearly told him I had my first round before
and it should be counted? lol
Anyway, after that he guided me with his points
So I wouldn't say he was arrogant because he was so smart and experienced
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The background of this news is
due to some unknown reasons (perhaps feeling lonely because he couldn't socialise well and stressful study life of a medical student)
He wanted to change course
and consulted a few seniors and his best friend
as well as his parents
In the newspaper it says that his parents strongly disagree until a few days before his death
The day of interview for changing course
he didn't go and school admin called his parents
then they only realised he hanged himself to death
***
I didn't know what he had been through
but it must be hard
Especially if he had no one to talk to, to share feelings with
even a socialise person like me
during the hard times
I would isolate myself, think and think and think
this is when the negative thoughts invade you
What really pissed me off was
The comments of the brainless people in the internet
Scolding how stupid the deceased committed suicide
I really doubt
have they not been through the darkest hour in their lives?
Well, I know they probably had
But never thought of doing that
Why? You may say they have better resilience, their past positive experiences help them to cope better
any factors that you could find in a psychology textbooks or any theories of it
Don't judge. You are not him
you never know what he had been through
At any points of a life
The coping skills develop differently
Don't forget about individual differences
Everyone experience things differently
You can get over it doesn't mean I can
I can do it now maybe you need more time to do it.
***
I believe none of us, in this Uni
can claimed to be his friend
He was a lone ranger
His mind was made up of something different from the norms
That is why he was different
But the price he had paid was too high
When we see weirdos naturally we would avoid them
we don't mix with them
because they don't mix with us too
They seem Ok to be alone
But we have forgotten
they are humans too
they have feelings
they need friends (though seems like they don't)
This whole incident just proved that
no man is an island
I asked myself
If I knew this would happen
would I tell somebody so that he could get counselling?
would I befriend him?
I don't know.
I really doubt it.
You know
I have a friend similar like this too
I didn't really avoid her, but I didn't mix with her either
I just feel awkward
Sometimes I wonder
what makes them different
since we have been through the same learning environment in schools
to socialise and to make friends
but they don't usually have many friends
even lack of close friends
when I actually complaining I don't have much close friends
***
I think for the extreme cases
I really don't have much ability to change the whole situation
but for those who are around me
my friends that I could reach out to help
I really hope I can do as much to make the small differences
that would change the whole ending
So you will see me go around and ask
"How are you?"
and I really have said "jiayou" for tons of time
To care, not to be cared.
To love, not to be loved.
To console, not to be consoled.
A strong message I saw in a video,
which hit me like the storms in Philippines.
At the same time,
I have to remind myself that
everything has a limit
even my ability to care and to help
because things won't turn out as I wish
every time.
***
Sometimes even if you care,
you just can't do anything to change them.
To change, to be right, what is right or wrong anyway?
Just wish time can make things better. If that day exists.
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