World Of Tourism

Models, the epitome of style and luxury and envied by so many women across the globe. I've watched many fashion shows, beautiful women that grace the floor and sway so elegantly in front of millions, their features fine and defined, their skin silky and their hair always a taste of perfection. But what lies beneath the model? A fragile human being clinging desperately for some sense of normalcy? The have lives we could only begin to imagine and yet the media is rife with stories of suicides and drug abuse.

As with all types of success, the amount of pressure is most likely soul destroying. Late nights, long working hours, constant smiles and that's not even mentioning the stuff I really believe that happens behind closed, high powered doors. A came across a story about Daul Kim, an oriental masterpiece that felt the only option that was left for her was death. The worst part is that she had a blog and made some desperate cries for help that were left unanswered but as I'm sure we are all aware, the models of this world seem to many of us as untouchables.

What if someone had reached out to this woman, because in all truth, she was just a woman in trouble, even more heartbreaking, a young woman in trouble. 20 is far to young for a life to end, life is a journey and hers was cut off right at the beginning. Although I'm sure for her, she had probably felt like she had lived lifetimes with the high paced lifestyle she was living.

We all strive for success, we all wish for things to be better but maybe for just one moment we should take a look at the life we have right now, the people that surround us, the love we take for granted because as far as I can tell, the road to success is a lonely and dark one, so maybe appreciate the journey as much as you will the outcome.

It's official, suicide has become the norm. I've always thought that the society we live in is too high paced, we are constantly bombarded with information and we, as human beings, can't take the stress. In Spain, suicides outnumber traffic accidents, worldwide, it is estimated that one million people commit suicide every year. This translates to one suicide every 40 seconds.

The recent study done in Spain says in 95 per cent of cases, suicide arises through social or demographic matters (such as job loss), isolation and loneliness, problems with family or friends, ongoing stress or illnesses, and a genetic disposition. Women are more inclined to take overdoses, whereas men tend to use more violent means of killing themselves such as hanging, drowning or hurling themselves off bridges or cliffs.

These are sad times when suicide becomes such a frightening statistic. What I want to know is why so many people are getting this right? Surely family members, friends, educators can see when there is something wrong? Or have we become so good at fooling the rest of the world? The second face that saves us the humiliation of how we really feel inside. Be more aware, you could save a life. Suicide- the new epidemic.

Perhaps in extremis I'll just have to pop down to Andalusia. The Andalusian regional government is proposing to legislate to allow terminally-ill people to choose to have their treatment withdrawn and to force medical staff in attendance to comply with their wishes. The proposed legislation is similar to that already in force in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands although it stops way short