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Death By: Thaddea Hunter on 12/11/2003; 11:47 AM I don't understand why everyone has to look at death like it's bad. It's not. There are all these people running around saying we need to find a cure for cancer or stop AIDS. What's up with that? I can understand creating medicine for helping ease the pain or something, but death is a natural part of life. If one goes around trying to keep someone they love alive by having them on chemotherapy or life-support, that's just plain selfish of them. Keeping someone hanging on by a thread just because one doesn't want to be alone is no excuse for the pain they must endure. People are always going around saying that if it were up to them, no one would have to die, and they'd risk injury to save someone's life because, frankly, they're afraid of death. They hate it and despise it. You know how in the movies, there's always someone who's dying or sick or shot or something, and they're laying there going, "Kill me now, please, I beg of you," and then the person who loves/hates them kills them? Well, how many times has that really happened in real life? Even if someone was hurting bad enough to want to die and yet be strong enough to ask that of a friend, a good percentage of the time, the other person will not kill them to end their misery. As far as I know, just about every religion celebrates death as much as life, so I don't understand why no one I know of respects it. They're all "I don't want to die," and "Please don't leave me," and frankly, I think it's asanine. I think people who can't lean on themselves for help don't understand the concept of death. It is simply the beginning of a new life, where one can start anew without mistakes made from before.
RE: Death By: Ben C on 12/19/2003; 10:41 PM Hey Thaddea, I guess the main problem here is I'm not convinced you can really believe all of this hoky death stuff. Not for your whole life anyway. I mean, who really cares that much? Firstly, when a writer as yourself bases reality on the movies, I have a problem taking them seriously because they just come off as victims to the movies. If you grew up not seeing one movie, do you think this essay would be just as strong? Movies are based on reality, it shouldn't be the other way around. I've seen other writers cite Gladiator for courage and bravery, but it always comes off as an easy way to do research without really doing any. All you have to do is think about the latest film (ie: lord of the rings) and all of this brilliant psychology about death and mercy killing comes flooding back. Gimme a break. I'd like to be able to say I'd kill someone I loved out of mercy to ease their pain, but the truth is, I don't think I'd have the guts. I'm wondering if you're really all that much "braver" than I? We need cures for AIDS and other monster diseases because when your parents die of AIDS and you happen to live in a country called Africa where its actually quite hard to live, you kinda wish that maybe they had a cure for this AIDS thingy and that dying when you've got kids running around isn't all its cracked up to be, as you seem to think it is. Like I said, I've got a few problems with your essay. Cutting it short, I'd be curious to know how you've been able to unravel the secret nature of death. If its really a place where you start all over again and avoid all the mistakes you made before, then why the hell did you come back to our side? Kuite the larner their, arnt ya? Who told you all this? I'd be interested to find out. Hell, I can't even remember all the mistakes I've made, I hope someone's been keeping a record somewhere. I guess the real reason I'm replying is because its friday night and I'm bored, its a pretty good essay, I actually read the whole baby through.. just seems like the same sort of unrealistic-questions-essay we all did in highschool YEARS ago. Well, I hope this 'critique' wasn't a total loss. Keep writing, Ben PS, don't kill yourself.
RE: Death By: Richard Davidson on 12/20/2003; 11:04 AM Don Juan says "Death is our best advisor." What does he mean by that? Simply stated, that our death is inevitable; there is nothing we can do to prevent it. I always put it this way: If you knew you only had one more day to live, how would you spend that day? Would you tell those people you love how you feel about them? Would you waste even ONE second of that last day on petty bickering; feelings of jealousy; feelings of greed; or working at a meaningless task or job? Because, now, for a limited time only, you have the chance to LIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE AS IF IT IS YOUR LAST. I highly recommend this. If a tiger attacks you, would you be offended? Would you wonder what you did to deserve this tiger's attack? Would you be concerned that it's because you're a bad person? Or would you run; climb a tree; or, if you had a weapon, kill the tiger? That may sound ridiculous. Much of what I type does. However, I am one of the happier and more content people on the planet; this I can assure you. Ben, I'm not sure what you found in Thaddea's piece that I didn't. Death is not the ultimate horror. WASTING LIFE is. I do not share Thaddea's belief that Death is a chance to start over. I believe that Death is the end. Ultimately, though, belief is not that big of a concern. As to the question of suffering loved ones, I think Thaddea is absolutely correct. And I didn't get any kind of suicidal message or subtext, which I hope I'm correct about. I do not fear death; neither do I seek it. Why fear OR seek that which is inevitable? Instead, one must reflect upon the gift that is awareness, and see it for the beautiful opportunity it is to feel, to breathe, to learn. And if I'm ever suffering on life support, I hope those in whose hands my fate lies have the sense, and the humanity to pull the freakin' plug.
RE: Death By: Ben C on 12/21/2003; 10:36 PM Richard, I can almost see most of your points as barely rational. However, that last line has me a little worried. Not that I don't think you'd rather die than suffer, just that I think you'd be dissapointed in "those in whose hands my fate lies," and their sense in relation to snuffing you out. Just a thought, Ben.
RE: Death By: Richard Davidson on 12/22/2003; 11:48 PM Ben, we've been getting along pretty good so far, so I HOPE you're not accusing me of being rational. Don't cross the line, buddy...
RE: Death By: Ben C on 12/23/2003; 4:26 PM Buddy, (haha) First of all, I'm insulted to hear you've thunk that we've been 'getting along pretty good so far,' ... we both know that is total bs. YOU'RE THE MOST RATIONAL GUY I'VE NEVER KNOWN, MAN Honestly.
RE: Death By: Richard Davidson on 12/23/2003; 10:06 PM Well, I'm not going to say too much about that. I wouldn't want to jinx anything with clarity. DON'T TRY TO TELL ME THAT MADE SENSE. You would just be wasting your time.
RE: Death By: jane on 9/2/2005; 1:54 AM even if you were living on life support, but your existence meant something to someone, would that really be a waste?
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