Fade to Black

January, 2009 is clearly etched in my memory as my college witnessed the death of two students. While ones’ heart gave out to the pressure of failure, another committed suicide for reasons unknown. More than a year later, a similar incident resurfaced my feelings on the matter. Before I put forth my views, let me narrate the incident.
Recently, life support was taken off a student, from our college, who had been declared brain dead, as a result of drug overdose. When medicines didn’t provide remedy for his regular viral infections, drugs (suggested by his friends) seemed to do the trick. Neither of the neighbor students, nor the warden or college authorities, nor his parents paid attention to his condition. And after all was said and done, it just became a hot gossip topic for everyone in and out of college. Everyone speculated as to what the reasons were, but the reason was quite clear - Ignorance.
In India, student deaths expire with newspaper headlines, and this is a matter of concern. Here, the youth are considered to be the future of the country. So what happens when the youth are consumed away by suicides, drugs and failures? The bright future fades to black. I believe that this is not the end of such incidents, and I hope that I am proved wrong.