Schopenhauer on S*ICIDE (Hindi/हिंदी में)

Many people think su1cide is a crime, but this belief is mostly found in religions that follow only one God, like Jewish religions. This is strange because their holy books, like the Old Testament and New Testament, do not directly say that su1cide is wrong. That’s why religious teachers have to make their own reasons to say su1cide is bad, but those reasons are usually weak. Sometimes, when they cannot give strong arguments, they just use harsh words. They call su1cide an act of cowardice, or say that only mad people do it. But actually, every person has the full right over their own life and body.Even today, in some places, su1cide is still treated as a crime. In England, a long time ago, if someone died by su1cide, they would not get a respectful burial, and even their property could be taken away. Because of this, courts would often say that the person must have been insane. Now, think for yourself: if you hear that someone you know stole something or hurt another person, you would feel angry. But if you hear that someone you know ended their own life, you would feel sad, not angry. You might even feel sympathy and sometimes respect for their courage, not the disgust you feel for criminals. So should we really see these people as criminals? Of course not. That’s why it’s important to ask why religious leaders have the right to call su1cide a crime, even when many good and loved people have ended their lives this way.People in ancient times did not see su1cide as something so bad. For example, Pliny wrote that life is not so precious that you must always keep living no matter what. Everyone has to die one day, no matter if their life was good or full of mistakes. When life is full of pain, the chance to die peacefully was seen as a gift from Nature. In some places, like Massilia and Ceos, if a person gave a good reason, the ruler would let them drink a cup of poison in front of everyone. Many heroes and wise people in old stories chose to end their lives on their own terms.Aristotle said that su1cide was against the rules of the State, but not really against yourself. In another book, it says a good person might want to leave life when there is too much sadness, and even a bad person when they have too much success. People in history believed that living a good life, doing good work, and having a family was important, but if things got too hard, going to rest (death) was also okay. Some thinkers called Stoics even said su1cide could be a noble or brave act. Seneca, a famous writer, really supported this idea.In India, some Hindus saw su1cide as a religious act, especially when widows burned themselves, or when some people threw themselves under the god’s chariot, or into the Ganga river. Even in plays and stories from China and Europe, many important characters end their own lives. For example, in the Chinese play "L’Orphelin de la Chine" and in English plays like Hamlet or Othello, su1cide is not shown as a crime.The reasons that some religious leaders give against su1cide are actually very weak. The philosopher Hume wrote an essay that answered all their points, but because people in England were very strict, his essay was hidden and only a few people could read it. It is a shame that such an important work was kept secret.Schopenhauer, the philosopher whose thoughts these are, said there is only one real reason against su1cide: it does not really give you true freedom from suffering, it just seems like it does. But this is just a mistake, not a crime. But still, some Christian leaders want everyone to think of su1cide as a crime.Christianity teaches that suffering is the true purpose of life, so it says su1cide is wrong. But ancient people thought su1cide could be an honorable choice.