\u201cDaar was nog \u2019n geval,\u201d lui die boodskap op my foon \u2013 nog \u2019n jong man het homself gehang; nog \u2019n verlies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Mens kan nie eintlik s\u00ea jong man nie \u2013 dis \u2019n 17-jarige-seun; \u2019n seun wat besluit het genoeg is genoeg. Hy het hom in \u2019n agterste kamer in sy ouerhuis aan \u2019n tou opgehang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Net soos di\u00e9 seun aan \u2019n tou gehang het, het sy drome aan daardie tou gehang \u2013 als wat hy wou word; als waarvan hy gedroom het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy is deur sy ma en sy sussie ontdek. Sy ma moes sy lewelose lyk vashou terwyl sy sussie die tou gesny het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy was weg \u2013 dood; nie meer nie. Sy drome ook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dis nie die seun se skuld nie. Hy moes gedink het hy het geen ander opsie nie. Hy moes daaroor gedink het, weer daaroor gedink het en weer daaroor gedink het voordat hy die besluit geneem het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons moenie die skuld op hom pak nie. Nee, ons moet vra waarom? Wat het gebeur dat hy so besluit het? Hoekom hy? Hoekom di\u00e9 jong seun? Hoekom kon hy nie eerder met \u2019n ouer of \u2019n vriend of onderwyser praat nie? Wou niemand luister nie? Was hy te skaam om te praat? Waarom? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy ma en sussie het sy lewelose liggaam op die grond neergel\u00ea en die ambulans gebel. Omtrent vyftien minute later het die ambulans daar stilgehou, maar dit was te min te laat. Toe sy ma-hulle hom ontdek het, was dit al te laat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons moet begin vra hoe \u2013 hoe maak ons dat minder seuns hul lewe wil neem? Hoe stop ons dit? Hoe steek ons \u2019n stokkie voor dit? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek dink ons moet die vinger eerder na onsself wys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sien jy iemand raak stil? Sien jy iemand tree anders op as gewoonlik? Is iets anders? Sien jy iets raak? As jy wel doen, moet jy praat en vra en luister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wees die skouer vir so iemand om op te leun. Wees die een wat luister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luister klink dalk simpel. Dit klink dalk van min belang. Maar ek belowe jou \u2013 vir so iemand beteken dit die w\u00eareld. Dit beteken iemand stel belang. Dit beteken iemand wil luister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waarom dink jy was Oprah Winfrey se show<\/em> destyds so gewild? Want sy het na mense geluister. Sy het die gewone man of vrou op straat \u2019n stem gegee. Sy het di\u00e9 wat niemand andersins sou hoor nie, \u2019n stem gegee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Geen briefie was by die seun se lewelose liggaam nie. Hy het geen laaste boodskap vir sy familie gelos nie. Dalk moes hy iets geskryf het, soos: \u201cEk wens julle het geluister\u201d of \u201cwees \u2019n oor vir ander daar buite\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dan sou iemand dalk iets gedoen het en dalk sou dit \u2019n verskil gemaak het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wees vandag \u2019n iemand vir iemand daar buite. Wees vandag \u2019n oor vir iemand daar buite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Luister na jou medemens. Wees \u2019n oor. Gee jou skouer. Gee al twee jou skouers. Luister net vandag. Luister!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cDaar was nog \u2019n geval,\u201d lui die boodskap op my foon \u2013 nog \u2019n jong man het homself gehang; nog \u2019n verlies.
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