Since I failed to score good marks in boards and entrances my parents hate me and they feel ashamed due to me... Should I suicide??

Dear Indra, am sorry to hear that you think suicide is the option. Am not sorry for your low score because that is not the last time you will appear for the board exams. Remember if there are 100 people in a class, someone has to get the 1st rank and someone has to take the brunt of the last rank or poor score. Unfortunately, you have been the one to get low score. The best part is you did not fail. You just didnt score 'good marks'. Now how does one define 'good'? Everyone has his/her own expectations when it comes to scoring 'good marks'. As parents, your mother and father have a right to expect the best from you because according to them, you are second to none. Now it is not necessarily your performance is the best when it comes to transferring your knowledge on to the score card. May be your strength lies else where. And you are yet to explore it. Trust me, when you know your strengths, it is a matter of time before you prove everyone around you wrong. And then your parents would so proudly flaunt you again 'as their best'. Dont you want to see that day in life? God forbid, if you take a drastic step, remember, this world is so fast paced that it has no time for people who do not believe in themselves. Everyone will brand you as a loser and that is when your parents will be really ashamed of your act. Suicide is not an act of bravery. In fact acknowledging the fact that you underperformed somewhere and you are willing to do what it takes to clean up your act and work harder calls for appreciation.

Lets imagine what might happen if you commit suicide: Your parents would mourn, your family would grieve over your loss, your social media page would offer you condolences. Your friends would remember of the good times they have shared with you. Within a fortnight, everyone would move on. But your name plate would have just a name and year of birth and year of mishap to it. Nothing else.

Now on the other hand, lets say, you pull up your socks and clean up your act and work harder every day. Your parents start believing in you, would go the extra mile to help you and support you in every way possible and you grow confident and a step closer every day in achieving in success. Now, even Rome wasnt built in a day and so it will take a while for this dream journey. But when you reach that point where you are successful, your parents would be so proud of your achievements, your friends are in awe of you and one day you will tell another student why it is better to work hard than end life over a small failure.

Hello Aspirant!

I understand what you are going through right now. The low performance is itself very frustrating and on top of that, the unhappiness of parents makes things even worse. BUT don't get too dejected. Ups and downs are a part of one's life. Maybe today everything is bad, but tomorrow everything will get better. Be patient. Don't rush into decisions. A frustrated mind rarely takes the right decisions. And suicide is definitely not a right decision. Remember, success and failure both are not permanent. Failure is a bruise that goes away after sometime, it isn't a tattoo. As far as your parents are concerned, have patience and try to understand their point of view too. Keep hustling in silence. Works on your weaknesses.

DO NOT CONSIDER  THE OPTION OF SUICIDE.

Feel free to contact anytime. All the best!