Dear advice columnist, 

My friend Siddhartha hasn't been feeling his best. I can tell he is very depressed. I think he might be thinking about suicide and I am worried he won't get better. One time he said this about himself, "Might the fishes devour him, this dog Siddhartha, this madman, this corrupted and rotting body, this sluggish and misused soul." Is there anything I can do to help him? - Pragya

Dear Pragya,

Your friend, Siddhartha won't kill himself. He needs to have this experience so that he can learn from it later. Once he has figured that out he will be happy again. You don't have to worry.             - Advice Columnist