A Bit of Light

When life seemingly stacks the deck against us, the thought may cross our mind to surrender and make a discreet exit through suicide. But is that a truly viable option? Consider, for example, the part we play in the world’s unfolding. What’s more, what about the significance we hold in the lives of others, most notably those who care dearly about us? That being the case, then, is suicide really the answer or a potentially self-serving act, one that might even be characterized, albeit unfairly, as cowardly? Such is the dilemma faced by an Iranian doctor who has grown tired of the intolerable ci…