I see. That in my view is sacrifcing my life for somebody I
love. I don't think that is suicide (based on my definition, which
is killing myself to escape from something).
In life there is pain and suffering, just like there will be joy
and comfort.
I think I will try to avoid pain and suffering, just like I will
try to get as much joy and comfort as possible.
However, I will try not to kill myself just to avoid pain and
suffering.
Yes, some time the pain and suffering may come with financial
consequences.
However, I will still not try to kill myself (or to kill someone
else) just because money gets into the picture.
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The only 'cause' I could think of is to say, a car is about to
hit someone I love, and I jumped him to push him/her away out of
that altruistic love that I have for him/her, therefore resulting
in the lost of my life.
Any other 'cause' that I think are along that line.
We all know how WW2 German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel died. He
was implicated in a plot to assassinate Hitler and was offered a
choice; kill himself and his family will be spared, or face a trial
that will mean persecution of his whole family. Rommel
opted to kill himself.
Is this a 'suicide'? If it is, is this form of 'suicide'
'permissible' by the main stream religions? How does this
suicide differ from the case of a terminally ill patient opting to
end his life to save his family from the financial burdens of
incurring medical expenses in a (futile) effort to keep him
alive?
