Introduction
We all experience unhappiness and bereavement at some point in life time. Our faith and
belief in Almighty God’s will are usually enough to console and strengthen our sense of
loss, grief or sadness. However as human beings we are prone to feelings of depression
under serious and difficult circumstances. It has been said that depression affects up to 40% of people
at some stage in their lives, and has been found to be more common in women than in men.
Depression can seriously affect a person’s daily life.
If you have grown tired of life, or wish to go someplace where you can be alone, or you are always
nervous, stressed, worthless, restless, sleepless and gloomy, you are probably suffering from
depression. One could expect such a person to be suffering from this ‘illness’ who is incapable of
fulfilling his needs or a time has come in his life that he feels totally helpless and defeated, either as
a result of an unfortunate death, a missed opportunity, a financial loss, persistent feeling of depravity,
or some other unexpected (class exam results) disappointing experience, long-term illness,
unnecessary negative thinking. This can invariably contribute towards feelings of jealousy, fear,
cowardice, pessimism and insecurity. A heightened form of this ‘illness’ could force the sufferer into
committing suicide or even setting himself ablaze. It is a pity though that today this ‘illness’ has
become rampant at every level of society and its disastrous effects result in the form of all sorts of
hideous crimes depending upon the circumstances and history of the sufferer.
Our objective is not to delve into the causes of depression, rather to focus on just the ‘illness’ itself
from a different perspective. The ...