The beginning of the year is always taken to be the
break of a new dawn and most people are all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Some
people actually note down their plans for the year regarding careers,
relationships and other aspects of life to give themselves a sense of
direction, while others just believe that since it’s a new year, their fortunes
may just change on their own accord.
If fortunes don’t change or the plans don’t come to
fruition, as sometimes happens in life to most people, then what? Do you bury
your head in the sand, get hysterical, or pick yourself up, dust yourself off
and start all over again? The media
recently released suicide statistics for the last three months of 2016, and
they were quite grim to say the least. Forty-one people are known to have taken
their own lives for various reasons between October and December. There could
be a few more that went unreported. There were also quite a number of crimes of
passion and other killings. All these are unnecessary loss of lives. These are
people who could have been making a positive contribution to their families,
workplaces and the country at large, if their lives had not been cut short
either by themselves or others.
In light of such dreadful statistics, we would like
to add our voice to speak against preventable loss of life. Dups believes in giving covered individuals
dignified funerals, but more importantly, we believe in dignity in life. We
encourage fellow Swazis to value the sanctity of life, whether their own or of
others. We encourage people to find amicable ways to solve disputes or other
stressors. Help is also available in many centers in the country for those that
need professionals to guide them out of negative thoughts. New York Times bestselling author, Regina Brett is widely quoted for her advice to frame so-called
disasters with the question, “Will it matter in five years?” So before one runs
for that Rambo knife to use it on someone that broke up with them, tone should
ask him/herself, “Will it matter in five years that So-and-So broke up with
me?” It probably won’t because people break up and move right along with their
lives to greener pastures. If thoughts of taking a life start to crisscross
your mind, ask yourself, “Will it matter in five years that I killed someone or
myself because he/she did not love me anymore?” Of course, it will because you
would have caused emotional trauma to loved ones, and in some cases deprived
children of a parent and caused them to lead difficult lives or drop out of
school. If you killed someone, yes it would matter in five years because you
would most likely have lost your freedom and would be sitting in jail, wishing
if you had just walked away instead of reacting in anger. Let us all make an
effort to desist from taking permanent action to what could be temporary
problems.
We
would like to remind all our customers to pay their premiums on time to avoid
distress should there be need to make a claim. We pride ourselves in processing
payouts within two hours of receiving all necessary documentation. Please help
us remain efficient by bringing all the right documents when you come to make
your claim. These are identity copies of the deceased and the beneficiary,
death certificate, and a letter confirming the presence of body from the
undertaker where the body remains of the deceased were kept. All copies of
original documents must be certified.
Call us on 2505 2028 to
find out about all our funeral covers, other products and all queries you might
have. You can also pay us a visit at our offices in Manzini, Matata, Matsapha,
Simunye, Nhlangano, Mbabane, Piggs Peak and Siteki. You can also send queries
to info@dupsgroup.com, www.facebook.com/dups or on Twitter @dupsinsurance.
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