Just a joke.

"Speaking at the media channel conclave on Wednesday (26 April), Prime Minister Modi shared with the audience a joke about how a professor spotted a spelling mistake while reading a suicide note by his daughter and wondered how she had got a spelling wrong despite his efforts for so many years." TN. Hilarious indeed! Good to have a sense of humor. Because, "The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released data on suicidal deaths in India in August 2022 and the figures were startling. A total of 1,64,033 suicides were reported in the country in 2021 which is an increase of 7.2% in comparison to the previous year in terms of total numbers." Indian Journal of Psychiatry. Of these, 1,05,242, or 64.2% had an income of less than Rs 100,000, or just about $1,220, in the whole year. But, "Seventy-five years after it attained freedom at midnight, India now has an economy larger than that of its erstwhile colonial master (UK)." TOI. The State Bank of India (SBI) reported that India's GDP is now $3.894 trillion which is 3.5% of the world. These people did not understand how rich they were. Hilarious. "According to NCRB Data, in 2020, 12,526 students died by suicide, while in 2021, the number rose to 13,089." TOI. Reasons for suicides are not mentioned in the report, "However, it says 864 out of 10,732 youngsters under the age of 18 years took their lives due to 'failure in examination'." Death of a child is always excruciatingly painful for any parent, but a serious illness like cancer can be attributed to an act of God. The grief of suicide of an otherwise physically healthy child must be inconsolable. But, could have failed because of spelling mistakes. Hilarious. There are many reasons for suicides, including depression, history of a chronic painful illness and financial problems. CDC. Depression is particularly insidious because it cannot be seen, cannot be diagnosed by blood tests or imaging and often there seems to be no reason for the person to be depressed. "Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest." Mayo Clinic. "More than just a bout of the blues, depression isn't a weakness and you can't simply 'snap out' of it." "Most people with depression feel better with medication, psychotherapy or both." Only now are researchers beginning to understand the structural changes in the brain and in neurotransmitters associated with depression. Harvard. Trouble is that there is a suspicion that antidepressant drugs can cause an increase in suicidal thoughts although clinical studies have failed to prove such association. Drug Watch. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone very bravely discussed how she has suffered from depression and even "felt suicidal at times". NDTV. Someone so beautiful, successful and rich. And yet. So, "The game of life is hard to play, I'm gonna lose it anyway....Suicide is painless, It brings on many changes, And I can take or leave it, If I please." May be painless, but it is final. Hilarious!