WEALTH and success in business and career cannot guarantee a person a happy life.
Among the examples of people inclined to commit suicides are those who come from wealthy countries like South Korea and Japan.
South Korea is one of the top 25 small and big countries in the world where the highest rates of suicides occur. It ranks No. 3 in number of suicides with an average of 28.9 people taking their own lives a day.
An article posted by Petr Habarta on Feb. 21, 2015 in the internet states:
“ Boasting numerous world’s primacies including the fastest internet connection, super modern technologies, one of the world’s best education and health care etc., South Korea has a shockingly high suicide rate. All types of social pressure and family problems are the main causes of this phenomenon. Since access to firearms is restricted in South Korea, the most frequent suicide method is poisoning.”
No. 18 is Japan. “One of the most developed, modern and richest countries, Japan has been struggling with an unusually high suicide rate for a long time. Suicide is the leading cause of death in men ages 20-44 with unemployment, depression and social pressure as key contributing factors, “ the internet article said.
One has to have a strong heart to withstand pressures in life, and this is one of the purposes of a “world camp” being organized by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) to unfold in Davao City, particularly inside the campus of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) in Bo. Obrero, Feb. 9-12, 2017, according to Cho Sun Hyuk, public relations and communication officer of IYF Philippines.
Cho came to the Philippines to lay the groundworks for the international gathering, staying long enough to learn to speak Tagalog fluently.
The world camp will be attended by some 5,000 students –4,000 from the USeP, 500 from Davao City to be sponsored by the city government and hundreds from foreign countries, mostly from South Korea, Cho said.
The camp will feature academic games and other competitions, inspirational speeches from international speakers as well as national experts including those involved in peace-making advocacies, he said.
He thanked the administration of USeP for hosting the international gathering which would cost millions of pesos considering its huge attendance.
Dr. Lourdes Generalao, USeP president, had earlier attended a similar gathering in South Korea, Cho said.
