I had a man I looked up to as a mentor early in my career whose father had early stages of parkinsons or dementia...I dont remember which.
The father was deteriorating but was functional and cognoscente.
I guess one morning, the father woke up, and couldn’t remember the process for putting toothpaste on his brush, then brushing his teeth.
So he went out, had breakfast with his wife and apparently said “you know...its gonna be a bad day when you cant remember how to brush your own teeth.)
After that, he got his pistol, walked out the back of his yard, sat behind a tree, and killed himself. His wife didn’t know what he was doing until she heard the shot.
Long story short...I would imagine it took courage to do that...seeing how he probably didn’t want to die...but saw a closing window where he could prevent himself from being a burden on his family. I understand the religious restrictions on doing what he did...but I see that different then someone who is just depressed and kills themselves
Understood
“I would imagine it took courage to do that...seeing how he probably didn’t want to die...but saw a closing window where he could prevent himself from being a burden on his family.”
I am now with that realization myself. At a certain point one must set priorities. And being selfish is no longer a priority.