Thursday, September 17, 2009

The suicide pact tragedy

The Home section of Straits Times wrote a good piece covering the recent much-talked about suicide pact between 8 16-year old boys. Ku Witaya, a good looking boy, was a self-professed medium, starting his practice since he was 13. Apparently, he woke up one morning to realise his 'calling'. (His father and grandmother were temple mediums)

As we know more about the story, I keep wondering how in the world did he reach such a mindset? He really believed that 'the only way to become a slayer (and save the world) was to die and be resurrected as one'. The report said that he was inspired by a dream.

The only thing that stopped it from becoming 8 teenagers committing suicide (and becoming 2) was a blocked roof access. I would take that as a sign of God's grace. If there's anything to learn from this incident, it is to realise that the spiritual realm is not one to be played with. Though God is a spiritual being, so are the many evil spirits and demons out there. When you call out to someone who isn't God, you can be sure it's something ungodly.