There is no smoke without fire. The current trend in values is that our society is imbibing (from tramadol, loose sexual lifestyles, smoking weed as a normal thing, over-indulgence in alcohol,changing attitudes towards everything etc), without proper mentorship It is important to uphold certain values such asresilience, endurance, patience to wait for success, etc. What is considered immoral including lifestyles etc, is tearing down the fabric of all aspectsof life in the society.
Culture is a
map that guides people in common ways to navigate life, relate with one
another, and handle many aspects of life with some certainty, and a sense of
belonging/endorsement of these values in the wider social circle.
Without culture, people get lost and begin acting in strange manners, with
nothing predictable or tangible to comprehend out of it all.
Yes, mental illness is real and people have always suffered from it. It is not today that the economy has not been in top shape even if we blame it on the economy.
So, what happenedthroughout the years to increase the prevalence of suicide as an escape route to life’s challenges? Was suicide this prevalent in times of military coups, under Abacha regime, under colonization, before colonizationetc? Was suicide common in our society? There is something that is missing somewhere.
This woman, mother of Toju Davies Daibo, is weeping because her son jumped into the lagoon on Mainland, Lagos, after asking the Taxi he was in to stop in the area. He was a graduate preparing for NYSC and Master’s degree. It is unclear why this happened.