The Tragedy of Suicide and Its Cure

By Edwin Basye

At Immortalis, our love of life runs deep—so deep that we dare to imagine and strive for a future in which we can live not just longer, but forever. To many, this may sound bold. But to us, it is simply the logical extension of a powerful truth: life is precious.

Yet in today’s world—this anticivilization, as we call it—the tragedy of suicide casts a long and painful shadow. On social media and in whispered conversations, we see more and more people confessing: “If it didn’t hurt anyone, I’d end my life.” These words echo a silent crisis, not of physical illness, but of emotional and spiritual despair.

Further evidence of this crisis: over a hundred individuals have taken their own lives in copycat suicides, attempting to replicate the tragic, romanticized narrative surrounding Kurt Cobain’s death. Ironically, growing evidence suggests that Cobain may not have died by suicide at all, but was murdered.

People are losing hope. Life has stopped feeling like a gift. The magic of their “child of the past”—that bright, curious self who once found joy in small wonders—has been buried beneath the weight of drudgery: dead-end jobs, empty relationships, streets ruled by crime, and bureaucracy that stifles every creative spark. In this bleak reality, many lose even the will to try.

But there is a cure.

Immortalis offers more than a vision of unending life. It offers real hope—not false comfort, not shallow escapism—but a pathway back to joy, meaning, and fulfillment.

We help people rediscover their Friday Night Essence—that unique passion, skill, or purpose that makes them feel most alive. When someone connects with their Essence, life stops being a burden. It becomes a thrilling game, a creative dance, a profound journey of giving and receiving value with others.

And in Immortalis, they are free to live that life. No more forms, no more faceless authorities imposing restrictions. Instead, they gain the freedom to create, to innovate, and to heal not just themselves, but the world around them. That’s what makes life exciting again. That’s how the inner child returns—not naïve, but reborn as an adult who now plays with purpose.

Too many people accept death as inevitable. Worse, they romanticize it, claiming that death gives life meaning. “Cherish the moment because life is short,” they say. But that is a cruel bargain.

You don’t need the threat of death to value life. You just need something worth living for.

In truth, the belief that life must end to have meaning reflects a quiet surrender—a kind of passive giving up on the infinite possibilities of living. Too often, people only realize the mistake when it’s too late, when time has nearly slipped away, and they mourn the decades lost to despair.

Some cling to religious promises of an afterlife to soothe this loss. But that is no substitute for the heaven we could build here, now, together.

We are not random. We are miracles—each of us. The odds of your unique life happening at all are astronomically small. And yet, here you are. That alone should ignite awe.

But more than that—you can live a life of passion, freedom, love, and value. You can create a future where suicide is a relic of the past.

Don’t surrender to despair. Don’t accept a futureless present.

Life can be magical again—and it can last forever.

Cherish every moment—not because they are fleeting, but because they are infinite. The rest of Eternity awaits you.