Depression is one of the rising challenges in front of many developed and under-developed countries. Thousands of people suffering from depression all over the globe. There are some stats about depression which can wonder you:

• Globally, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression.
• Close to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds, and the major reason of these suicides is depression.
  

Unfortunately, nobody knows the reason behind these stats. When I came to know about these stats I was really shocked. I couldn’t believe on what I saw. After the deep studies, I founded the reason which I am going to illustrate you with the help of a story. Let’s begin it:

It’s a story of a boy who always seemed to be tired and upset. His name was Shin. Actually, he was a bank manager. He had a great bank balance, a very big house and an expensive car. But, his life seemed to be incomplete, it seemed that there was something going wrong in his life. His parents wanted some time from him but he always remained irritate. They were really worried about him. Gradually, his irritation converted into depression. It was really hard time for him. One day, he was going to take the biggest decision of his life, he was going to ruin his life completely, i.e. he decided to suicide.

He went to terrace and decided to jump from there. But, suddenly he heard a voice. It was something like, “hey, what you’re going to do”? He replied, “I wanna end my life because there is nothing going right in my life. I always remain sad and depressed. It seems that I’m a burden over my parents and society”. The anonymous voice answered, “I know it’s hard for you to face the problems of your routine, I know it’s hard for you to compromise with these hardships. But, these problems are not bigger than your life. You must understand that if God shuts one door, then he opens thousands of other windows”. Shin remained silent for few moments and then, suddenly spoke, “Then what I do? How I find happiness and joy? How I enjoy every moment of my life”? Voice replied, “I have one solution. You just have to accept all the conditions which I’ll tell you”. Shin, “What are the conditions”. Voice answered, “You have to change your occupation. For the next one year, you have to engage in agriculture. After one year, I’ll return and answer all your questions”.

Shin accepted the voice’s conditions. He went to village and engaged in agriculture. Gradually, his depression level fell. Every second of his life was full of joy and he started enjoying every moment of his life. Exactly after one year, he listened the same voice which he heard a year ago. He rushed to the garden and saw a person. When the person turned, Shin fell on his knees, he was really shocked because the person was nobody else but his own father.

Shin: “This was you! I heard your voice a year ago i.e. you’re the person who changed my life”.

Dad: “Sorry Shin, I’m really sorry”.

Shin: “No dad, I’m sorry. I didn’t give you enough time due to my depression. I always remained irritate. But, I have a question that how did you do this? How did you change my life”?

Dad: “When you were young, You wanted to become a farmer, but I thought it’s not good occupation. It’s the work of uneducated people. But, I was wrong. During your harsh time, I realized that you were not happy with your job. I realized that it’s very hard to do a work without having interest in it. I’m responsible for your depression. But then I decided to correct my mistake and engaged you in agriculture”.

Shin: “Thanks dad to return my life”.

I think this story is enough to describe the cause behind depression. Most of the people living a life in which they are not completely interested. We want to satisfy others, want to live the life according to others, which I think the biggest mistake of our life because it leads our life to the depression. Life is full of peaks and valleys, so don’t lose your wits and strength in the hard time because peaks are meaningless without valleys. This is my life, but why I’m not living it according to my own style? The appropriate answer of this question can only be given through introspection. Let’s live your life in your own unique way.

SAY NO TO DEPRESSION….

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