Recently, a shocking incident occurred in the Tianmen Mountain View Area of Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province: four tourists (three men and one woman) from different places jumped over the safety fence on the glass boardwalk on the west line of the scenic peak and jumped off a bottomless cliff. Three of them died on the spot, and one was stopped in time, but died due to ineffective rescue due to poisoning. According to the public security department, all four committed suicide, excluding criminal cases and other factors.
According to media reports, the four cliff jumpers are from Fujian, Hebei, Henan and Sichuan, ranging in age from 22 to 33, with three men and one woman. Among them, the oldest is a man born in 89 years old, Liu, a native of Henan. The youngest is Xiaoting (pseudonym), a girl from Neijiang, Sichuan, who is a post-00s generation. Liu's father called his son "honest and responsible", and suddenly went home to see his grandmother half a month ago; Xiao Ting said that she used to be a cheerful girl; The other two deceased, Zhang and Peng, came from poor families and worked outside the home for many years.
Why did these four young people choose to end their lives in such a beautiful place and in such an extreme way? What exactly did they go through? What kind of psychological state do they have? How did they meet, meet, and go together? Have they ever wanted to ask for help, to retain, to repent? Do they know how much harm and impact their death will bring to their families, friends, and society?
These questions may never be answered. But we cannot turn a blind eye to this incident and remain indifferent. We must face up to the social and psychological problems behind this phenomenon.
Judging from their identity background, they are all ordinary people, and there is nothing special about them. But judging by the motivation of their actions, they all have a deep sense of hopelessness and helplessness. They may all face a variety of life pressures and difficulties, such as work, relationship, family, debt, and so on. They may all lack effective psychological counseling and support, such as relatives and friends, professional institutions, social organizations, and so on. They may all be influenced and induced by the Internet, such as "dating death groups", "suicide forums", "negative culture" and so on.
Under the combined effect of these factors, they choose a dead end that seems to be liberation, not knowing that their death will not solve anything, but will only leave more problems and regrets. Their death is not only irresponsible to themselves, but also to their families and society. Their death is not only a desecration of life, but also a provocation to society. Their death is not only a renunciation of themselves, but also of life.
In fact, there have been many similar suicides in primary and secondary schools in Tianjin recently.
As an ordinary parent, I am more deeply saddened by these incidents, and at the same time indignant. I believe that these incidents have fully exposed the serious shortcomings and loopholes in our society in life education, psychological education, and online education. We must learn from this incident and take effective measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents. As parents, I think we have to start from the following aspects to correctly guide our children:
First, strengthen life education. Life is the most precious asset, without life there is nothing. We must cultivate children's respect and cherishing of life from an early age, so that they can understand the meaning and value of life, and let them establish a correct outlook on life and values. We must teach children to be strong and optimistic, to have confidence and courage, and to be responsible and responsible in the face of difficulties and setbacks. We need to teach children to cherish their own lives, but also the lives of others, and not to give up or hurt easily.
The second is to strengthen psychological education. Mental health is the foundation of physical health and the guarantee of social harmony. We must pay attention to the psychological growth and needs of children, and find and solve their psychological problems in a timely manner. We must establish a sound psychological counseling and service system to provide professional and effective psychological help for children. We must cultivate children's good psychological quality and coping ability, so that they can learn to regulate their emotions and stress, and let them learn to communicate and communicate with others.
The third is to strengthen online education. The web is a double-edged sword, with both advantages and disadvantages. We need to guide children to use the Internet correctly and prevent them from being addicted to the Internet or being misled and tempted by the Internet. We should strengthen the supervision and management of cyberspace, crack down on and eliminate all harmful information and content, and maintain network security and order. We must create a healthy and positive online environment, spread positive energy and knowledge, and improve the literacy of network civilization.
The fourth is to strengthen social care. Society is a big family, and everyone is a member of society. We should pay attention to all kinds of unfair and unreasonable phenomena in society and strive to improve the living conditions and quality of the people. We should pay attention to all kinds of difficulties and vulnerable groups in society and try our best to give them more help and support. We must pay attention to various crises and risk factors in society and take preventive and response measures in a timely manner.
In short, incidents such as cliff jumping from Tianmen Mountain are some very regrettable and sad events, I hope that all of us can take warnings, cherish life, and bravely face the difficulties and challenges in life. We also hope that each of our children can have a bright, sunny and hopeful life.