The Mindfulness Solution
That day at school was an average day. However, it was too normal to feel that things were routine. A feeling of puzzlement and loss had begun to coincide within me towards the end of the day. I could not explain why that feeling was present, nor could I relinquish it. Soon later though, the school made an announcement stopping all the ongoing classes and informed a sudden advisory meeting for all high school students. At that moment, I realized the cause of the feeling, and it made me shiver. Teachers gravely notified everyone that one of our peers has taken his own life out of a deficient mental wellbeing.
I stared blankly into the ceiling and did not know how to comprehend the situation. The truth could not have hit me harder, since the victim of the devil was someone whom I have known for many years. It was then when I took time to reminisce about the time spent with him, realizing how he had always looked defeated, depressed, and sometimes acted with a bipolar personality. This tragedy dearly alerted me of the dangers of submitting to a bad mentality.
I regret being careless of someone so close to me, and forgetting his existence in our community. He was not bullied, but he was left out. He was buried and unrecognized as a part of our student body. People like him deserve assistance and acknowledgement for their hardships, and it may require too much courage for them to seek help from counselors. I pondered on this issue, and finally aspired to create a healthcare product that can shape people’s mindset and put them on a positive track to prevent psychological illnesses from developing, benefitting the rest of their lives.
