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Originally Posted by ngdawg
I find suicide to be the most selfish thing a person could do. One is so wrapped up in his/her own misery, whether real or imagined, to be unable to fathom a) the misery is not or may not be permanent, b) the effect on those left behind and c) the lost opportunity to be a contributor to the world.
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Amen. And while I've been one of the many who've contemplated it more than once in their lifetime, I've always eventually realized it was pure selfishness. I needed attention, love, some kind of help in one way or another. I was too proud to ask and too blind to see. I thought I was a coward who didn't have the chutzpah to do it. What a shame to feel that depressed and kick yourself in the ass again and again.
That said, I think everyone should have a living will and that euthanasia is a beautiful thing.
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Originally Posted by Plan9
And misery, real or imagined, is still misery, no? Suffering either physically or mentally is still suffering and that's just all bad. How is one person to judge another person's agony?
B: The effect on those left behind obviously doesn't matter to the person who is suffering or matters less than their immediate need to not be suffering.
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Say WHAT? Imagined misery is just that, fictional misery. Drama, to overstate maybe a tad.
Your term "immediate need" tells all. Sounds like a selfish two year old wanting something to make everything better now, without regard to the consequences. Don't ya think that's kinda silly?