Why suicide is forbidden?

Why isnt suicide considered as a choice rather than an act of weakness? If one doesnt have a reason to live on why cant they end their life rather than living the torture? Its not about wanting medical help, but a choice.

I am curious to hear your opinion on this

Whats actually the purpose of life? Just breathing until you die? I mean its the same for everyone, its not like we are on a mission that should be completed before we die. If one cant really live up to this shouldnt they be allowed to die anyhow?

And this is basically what it says, quote taken from wiki, so could not be fully accurate.

but, personally, I haven't ever really given it a thought, so I'm neutral on the issue.

Edit: Though, I did have one experience with a friend who wanted to commit suicide due to her family life (and it was pretty terrible, she had no parents and lived with foster parents and all). I was so scared out of my mind for her, especially when she would text me stuff like thank you for everything, or goodbye messages. I remember telling my mom about it because I was so scared and my mom just hugged me, btw this was in high school. And I remember feeling I don't ever want to feel this kind of terror again. She even tried committing suicide while we were in school once. Fortunately, she somehow got through that phase and joined the army. I don't keep in contact with her, but I'm assuming she is happy or atleast not in that suicide phase anymore. Basically, the point of my overlong story is someone committing suicide HURTS other people around you, too. I think if she had died, I would have been irrevocably changed, but I'm not condemning her, I just would feel that responsible for her death because I would feel I couldn't help her when she needed it the most. I would just recommend sharing with your family and friends if you are having suicide thoughts and tendencies! THEY WILL HELP YOU! Please, don't assume no one cares, people do and they want to know if you need help.

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Some Time Later, The Neighbors Attacked The Kingdom. King And His Army Fought Bravely But Lost The Battle. The King Had To Flee On His Horse. The Enemies Were Following Him. Getting Closer And Closer. Suddenly The King Found Himself Standing At The End Of The Road - That Road Was Not Going Anywhere. Underneath There Was A Rocky Valley Thousand Feet Deep. If He Jumped Into It, He Would Be Finished...And He Could Not Return Because It Was A Small Road...The Sound Of Enemy's Horses Was Approaching Fast. The King Became Restless. There Seemed To Be No Way.

Then Suddenly He Saw The Diamond In His Ring Shining In The Sun, And He Remembered The Message Hidden In The Ring. He Opened The Diamond And Read The Message. The Message Was - " THIS TOO SHALL PASS "

The King Read It . Again Read It. Suddenly Something Struck Him- Yes ! This Too Will Pass. Only A Few Days Ago, I Was Enjoying My Kingdom. I Was The Mightiest Of All The Kings. Yet Today, The Kingdom And All My Pleasures Have Gone. I Am Here Trying To Escape From Enemies. Like Those Days Of Luxuries Have Gone, This Day Of Danger Too Will Pass. A Calm Came On His Face. He Kept Standing There. The Place Where He Was Standing Was Full Of Natural Beauty. He Had Never Known That Such A Beautiful Place Was Also A Part Of His Kingdom.

The Revelation Of The Message Had A Great Effect On Him. He Relaxed And Forgot About Those Following Him. After A Few Minutes He Realized That The Noise Of The Horses And The Enemy Coming Was Receding. They Moved Into Some Other Part Of The Mountains And Were Nowhere Near Him.

The King Was Very Brave. He Reorganized His Army And Fought Again. He Defeated The Enemy And Regained His Empire. When He Returned To His Empire After Victory, He Was Received With Much Fanfare. The Whole Capital Was Rejoicing In The Victory.

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Suddenly The Diamond Of His Ring Flashed In The Sunlight And Reminded Him Of The Message. He Open It And Read It Again: " THIS TOO SHALL PASS ".

He Became Silent. His Face Went Through A Total Change - From The Egoist He Moved To A State Of Utter Humbleness. If This Too Is Going To Pass, It Is Not Yours. The Defeat Was Not Yours, The Victory Is Not Yours. You Are Just A Watcher. Everything Passes By. We Are Witnesses Of All This. We Are The Perceivers. Life Comes And Goes. Happiness Comes And Goes. Sorrow Comes And Goes.

Now As You Have Read This Story, Just Sit Silently And Evaluate Your Own Life. This Too Will Pass. Think Of The Moments Of Joy And Victory In Your Life. Think Of The Moment Of Sorrow And Defeat. Are They Permanent ? They All Come And Pass Away.

Life Just Passes Away. There Is Nothing Permanent In This World. Every Thing Changes Except The Law Of Change. Think Over It From Your Own Perspective. You Have Seen All The Changes. You Have Survived All Setbacks, All Defeats And All Sorrows. All Have Passed Away. The Problems In The Present, They Too Will Pass Away. Because Nothing Remains Forever. Joy And Sorrow Are The Two Faces Of The Same Coin. They Both Will Pass Away.

You Are Just A Witness Of Change. Experience It, Understand It, And Enjoy The Present Moment - This Too Shall Pass

"even if they are happy" --- I actually feel like this presently, that what's the purpose of my life? I'm actually in a phase where I'm lost in all areas of my life. I have had on and off depression for past 4 years or so, and even I have thought vaguely or sometimes unconsciously where a random thought of suicide just popped in my mind. But, I don't think I have EVER gone beyond that because no matter what people say, committing suicide takes guts, which by the way I do not have. And I'm not in such deep depression that I don't care about anything around me, I would never do this to my family. I think I would break their hearts and change their lives forever if I did, and that is not the way to pay back my gratitude to my parents for raising me. Second, I think life is precious, no matter if it's mine or someone else's, think about it, there are so many animal lives, but out of all those billions of lives, god has given us or me this one precious human life, where I can do anything I want, become anything I want, so how can I just destroy my god given life like that without achieving anything, without being anything yet? I have yet to pay back my due to god, family and this society. Idk.. These are just my thoughts, certain people could think differently.

I am just calling for a open discussion. And I dont think you really get what I am talking about.

I get your point. Rightly said! The family stops them for taking any step. But again whats the actual point, they are not really living it for themselves