It's easy to go out and talk wonderful things on a social network, like I have been doing for a long time. Talks like peace, happiness, joy, beauty, creativity etc. Actually when many friends come together like this, they are really sincere in living happily together. But then, slowly one by one the same old problems start coming out of the closest. A doesn't like being classified in a group he presently belongs to, B is unhappy with the job life, C is still having a broken relationship, D has to deal with a sick person at home etc. So these talks promise a lot of things but if one keeps hugging and sending gifts, who is going to give the energy to hug or the cash to buy those gifts? That is why such social networks must never become an addiction.
One must master the skill to shut-down oneself time and again from these things. Eventually, the last shut down will be one's own life. It looks scary initially and sometimes a little difficult to do, but unless one goes to sleep peacefully on one day, the next day is sure to get spoilt. With every shut-down, a lot of waste gets eliminated so that fresh ones can be taken in the next time. Even when someone kills himself or herself this way, it cannot be called a suicide in the normal sense of the word. It's because in the normal sense a suicide is committed, the person is overwhelmed by his or her circumstances and tries to escape an abnormal situation. Someone following the scriptures may object that this is against religion. The scriptures say that death has to occur by nature or God but a soul is itself a part of the nature or God. But for someone to self-destruct, he or she has to be a very advanced person...Bhishma had this capacity to die at his own decided time. Death may sound gloomy but it is the purifier of earth. Otherwise life on earth will become a stale pond instead of a fresh running water.
Initially, the idea of death brings a panic reaction but over time, people get used to it and towards the end, start welcoming it. They understand that they are only exchanging the old for a better new one. Little incidents in life start removing their fear of the impending death. For example, when one shuts down the computer or retires from a job or the daughter gets married off to another or when they come out of a major surgery etc. All these aid in understanding life and death better.
It's as important to be firm enough with oneself to leave the party in the middle gracefully even when others are dancing as it is to make a grand entrance at the exact minute. Otherwise, the party next day gets affected.
