ABSTRACT
Certainly more thematic hermeneutic studies can be done comparing and contrasting different schools of thought about self-destructiveness. The essence and paradox of self-destructiveness remains a mystery. In recent time the number of suicides and self-destructive behaviors has sparked a growing concern among health professionals and researchers. Examining the cultural elements of self-destructiveness may provide informative about how to clinically assess and treat such populations. Destructiveness probably appears differently in different contexts. The manifestation of destructiveness in the workplace probably varies from that within the home. The appearance of destructiveness in the classroom is probably different from its appearance in the place of worship. Meditative thinking is necessary to understand self-destructiveness but it is just as necessary to take action against it. In the cases of child trafficking, rape, and other such atrocities, meditative thinking is simply not enough. Where meditative thinking is necessary to comprehend the phenomenon of self-destructiveness, ontic action is necessary to combat its manifestations.
