Seven Pounds

ONLY READ THIS IF YOU'VE SEEN IT! I WOULD HATE TO RUIN IT FOR YOU!
This movie is very sad and very powerful. Will Smith is at his best. He is definitely one of my favorite actors.

In the movie, he commits suicide, that is what I really want to talk about. Is it a sin or not? Now, if you haven't seen the movie, you will probably say 'Yes, definitely.', but now that I have seen this movie, I am a little baffled by this. Let me explain.

I love the History Channel. All this week has been "7 Deadly Sins Week". (What a coincidence! I just noticed 7 pounds, 7 sins...hmm.) Anyway, they were discussing suicide being a sin and I thought of the movie Seven Pounds. In the movie, after his wreck, he spent his life trying to help people who really deserved it until he met two people that he would have to give his life to help. In his eyes, he had nothing left to live for, so instead of letting these 2 very good people's lives go to waste, he gave his own life. That is huge! He gave his own life, so they could live theirs. When shown this way, it doesn't seem like a sin.

Now let's look at the other side. Our bodies are God's temples and we should not harm them, much less do away with them completely. He made each one of us special for our own special duties. Ah! But now we've come full circle. What if his life's duty was to help people in every way possible, what if that was what he was supposed to do? And, yet another point! I believe everything happens for a reason, so what if he was supposed to do that? Now, an even bigger question that no one wants to hear, ask or answer: If everything happens for a reason, are some people meant to commit suicide? That is a big, bad question, that no one likes, but what an interesting thought!

Now we are left with a bit of a predicament. Since I don't know the answer I want to know what you think.

Is suicide a sin or not? If you comment, please back up your answer. I am very curious as to why you believe the way you do. I am going to put a poll up on my blog, please do it. I want to know what y'all believe.