Earlier today was the annual Shamrock Shuffle. The only thing anyone fears on this day is the possible soreness in your muscles you feel the next day. But today, people feared for a man who attempted to jump off the state street bridge into the Chicago river. The police were able to safely remove the man, but the Shamrock Shuffle had to be rerouted.
http://www.suntimes.com/news/19330082-418/man-threatening-to-jump-off-bridge-reroutes-shamrock-shuffle-run.html
In this article, we don't know exactly why the man wanted to pursue something so dangerous but we do know that this is a struggle against danger. This man came a couple seconds away from ending his life. There has to be more to his reasoning. Maybe he believed his life was difficult or that he didn't belong in the world. Either way, it's crazy to know that some people are so stressed that they choose to end their own lives. It was also in the eye of the public. I feel like this was done on purpose because there's no way he didn't know hundreds of people would be running by that day. Maybe in the back of his head he secretly wanted someone to stop him. I hope the man is okay and isn't diagnosed with anything severe.
This is crazy! I was just babysitting for a couple while they participated in the Shamrock Shuffle and I didn't hear of this. It makes me wonder what his motives were as well and why he wanted to do things so public. Not to sound cold, but plenty of people make suicide attempts in private. It's really a struggle that a lunatic like this one had to ruin the fun for other people. And also, his mental state is a struggle. It's obviously not normal to want to kill yourself.
ReplyDelete