Teri kismat tu badal de
Rakh himmat baschal de
Tere saathi mere kadmon ke hai nishaan
Tu na jaane aaspass hai khuda
(Translation: Change your own destiny. Take courage, just keep moving. Your companion, the marks of My footsteps, is with you. You don’t realise it, but God is near.) Check out the song here.
These lines echoed in my head as my friend told me his story. A story that could easily have ended nine years ago.
I’m a psychology student, but hearing Aryan speak about his near-suicide made me rethink how close life and death can be and how fragile hope is when everything else feels lost.
It began with a breakup. On paper, it’s a common story. For Aryan, however, the loneliness, the numbness, and the helplessness became unbearable. What made it worse was the cruelty of people he’d expected to lean on: friends who mocked him for not “being able to handle” himself. When the ones meant to be your shelter become a source of shame, the pain deepens.
At his lowest, he swallowed sleeping pills. “I thought it would be enough to meet my Creator,” he said. “I knew it wasn’t the best step. . .the films had shown me this as an answer, but I felt there were no other options.” It didn’t end there. He survived. God had other plans. Nine years later, Aryan says:
“The courage people use to take a life is the same courage you can use to live fully. I’m so glad I didn’t die for something that, today, seems so small. Life is so much more beautiful now. I AM ALIVE. I may not scare easily about death anymore, but I choose to be a warrior for life.”
Life after the attempt wasn’t an instant fix. He wrestled for years with worthiness, purpose, and whether God or anyone really cared. As a psychology student, I see the slow work of healing in him; but the turning point was spiritual too. Aryan decided to stop being undecided. He let God love him. He cut out toxic people. He learned to accept care. Slowly, purpose surfaced. Fast-forward to 2025: His message is simple but urgent:
Un-aliving yourself may seem like escape, but it creates consequences no one can undo. If you have the courage to take your life, you also have the courage to build one worth living.
If you’re reading this and wondering whether life is worth it: find your people. Live for the One who fills you with purpose. Choose what matters. Let someone hug you when you need it. And remember — God is closer than you think: to save, to hold, and to restore.
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