Posted on 01/30/2022 7:34:07 PM PST by DallasBiff
NEW YORK - Cheslie Kryst, the winner of the 2019 Miss USA pageant, has reportedly died after jumping from a building in Midtown Manhattan.
According to TMZ, the NYPD responded to a 9-1-1 call at Kryst's apartment building on 42nd Street at around 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Upon arrival, police found the 30-year-old lawyer and host on the entertainment news show "Extra" dead at the scene.
Police say they believe Kryst, who lived on the building's 9th floor, jumped to her death.
Early Sunday morning, Kryst had posted a photo of herself to Instagram with the caption, "May this day bring you rest and peace."
"In devastation and great sorrow, we share the passing of our beloved Cheslie," Kryst's family said in a statement. "Her great light was one that inspired others around the world with her beauty and strength. She cared, she loved, she laughed and she shined. Cheslie embodied love and served others
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The prior link had a typo sorry
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Law school, beauty pageants, tv shows... nothing else to accomplish. But no husband, no kids. Nobody taught her what mattered.
The carefree party days are over, there’s no back to normal. The point of all those achievements was to have the money to throw amazing parties. The money’s there but everyone who shows up at the party will be depressed.
Shortly before she jumped, Kryst posted on her Instagram page, “May this day bring you rest and peace.”
Sounds like she was hounded by someone.
Good grief - the “So…” thing. That is not what she said or even implied.
Why are you needlessly attacking people on this thread? What drives that whole Keyboard Commando thing?
Not attacking. I’m trying to make the point that ALL is not categorically well with Jesus and faith. The dogmatic notion of “all you need is Jesus and all will be fine” is flawed. Of course faith inspires most people...some, namely the mentally ill, not so much. And mental torture is very real for some people and it aint the devil or demons or lack of faith. Theres a saying “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem”. When a person is desperate enough to end it all, the only thing that they know is Its a Solution...and thats ALL that matters.
I agree with that. Personally, all is not fine but Jesus gets me through.
Suicides are incredibly sad. I’ve known a handful of people in my life who have unfortunately taken their lives and each case was heartbreaking. You not only feel awful for the ones they leave behind, but you’re very sad, wondering what may have driven someone you love to take that way out. We’ll never truly know. Not in this world, anyway.
I’m sure many Christians have felt during trials that if not for the grace of God, they may be driven to such things too. I know that in a horrible year of loss for me a couple of years ago, I wondered how I’d have gotten through that without my faith in Jesus.
I believe that may be the basis for some of the comments here.
For all we know she may have suffered a painful breakup, or was upset she didn’t accomplish THAT (marriage and kids) by age 30 too!
Also please be aware of the flip side: marriages gone wrong due to spouses marrying too early/before being ready. (Not saying everyone is better off delaying marriage/family but some are. It really varies.)
And…statistically in this country…middle aged white men are more likely to commit suicide.
When properly understood, the notion is true. Jesus' grace is sufficient for whatever I must endure and, right now, I'm going through some painful physical challenges. If the worst happens and I die, I will spend eternity in a perfect, sinless body fully knowing My Lord Jesus.
That may sound like delusion or wishful thinking to some, but the longer I live and the longer I study the Bible, the more I believe this to be true. That's why I'm not afraid of COVID (had it a year ago). If it's God's will for me to die, then it will happen. If it isn't, I know He will protect me from it.
I say all of this not to claim I'm somebody special. I'm nobody special other than Who lives in me. I was suicidal when I was her age. But it wasn't that Jesus was lacking, rather my faith in Jesus was lacking.
What you’re doing is reading far more into my comment than was said.
Throw a rock over a fence and the dog that yelps is the one that got hit.
Her comments posted in post 2 are what led me to see a person with no faith in God.
They reveal a very extisential mindset, one that is concerned only with the here and now and seeing no purpose to her existence. It was like she realized there was no meaning to her life. She was asking “why” and saw no answer.
That is not indicative of someone with any kind of active faith.
Marijuana legalization cheerleader. Perhaps the weed had something to do with it.
Read later.
Or haunted.
That saying doesn’t necessarily mean in this life. You believe in Jesus and what he did, why he did it and who he is, then yes, everything will be fine.
Agree and well put!
I think metmom’s comment came across as dismissive to many of us.
She couldn’t get past the low point in her life... being a lawyer.
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