hartfire · 61-69
This body has drives: hunger, thirst, tiredness, restlessness, etc
-- all the physical needs arising, being sated, and arising again,
a constant ebb and flow that maintains the living organism.
I obey its dictates using what knowledge I have of what's beneficial for good health and what's not.
The basics give pleasure in the sating and the satisfaction lingers for a while.
Being in nature provides peace and beauty.
Being with friends provides humour and enjoyment.
Reading fulfills the desire to learn and brings its own joy.
The rest, including death, comes when it's ready.
-- all the physical needs arising, being sated, and arising again,
a constant ebb and flow that maintains the living organism.
I obey its dictates using what knowledge I have of what's beneficial for good health and what's not.
The basics give pleasure in the sating and the satisfaction lingers for a while.
Being in nature provides peace and beauty.
Being with friends provides humour and enjoyment.
Reading fulfills the desire to learn and brings its own joy.
The rest, including death, comes when it's ready.
hartfire · 61-69
@degraded Each must decide what is enough.
For those who decide that life itself is not enough or not worth the cost of staying alive, it is easy to choose death.
I'm 68. For me life is not worth living anymore, but I have settled for letting nature take its course.oy
Looking back, I remember wishing I'd never been born as early as eight years old.
There have been times of peace and even rare moments of ecsasy and bliss - but none of these outweigh the effort to earn a living or the struggles to supply the basics.
On balance, my existence has made little or no positive or negative difference to others or to life on this planet.
I still would prefer that I had never been born.
The best thing about death, for me, is to not exist and for the last traces of me to vanish.
When the burden of the simplest things, like preparing a meal or having a shower, becomes too much I will simply stop eating and drinking. At that point, one can die in only three days and it's a gentle process. The body knows.
Until then, the basics are enough for me.
For those who decide that life itself is not enough or not worth the cost of staying alive, it is easy to choose death.
I'm 68. For me life is not worth living anymore, but I have settled for letting nature take its course.oy
Looking back, I remember wishing I'd never been born as early as eight years old.
There have been times of peace and even rare moments of ecsasy and bliss - but none of these outweigh the effort to earn a living or the struggles to supply the basics.
On balance, my existence has made little or no positive or negative difference to others or to life on this planet.
I still would prefer that I had never been born.
The best thing about death, for me, is to not exist and for the last traces of me to vanish.
When the burden of the simplest things, like preparing a meal or having a shower, becomes too much I will simply stop eating and drinking. At that point, one can die in only three days and it's a gentle process. The body knows.
Until then, the basics are enough for me.
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
I actually don't have it that bad. I enjoy some things a lot and if I don't, I still have hope I will again some time.
Lostlostlost · 51-55, M
@helenS did I tell you that I love you?
helenS · 36-40, F
@Lostlostlost Yes I think you did 🌷
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
ScreamingFox · 41-45, F
HowtoDestroyAngels · 46-50, M
Reject · 31-35, M
What doesn’t compel me to exist? Life is great.
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
ThePatientAnarchist · 61-69
I like existing :)
SarahAndSamantha · 51-55, T
I made a promise
degraded · 22-25
@SarahAndSamantha to whom?
WandererTony · 56-60, M
Shybutwilling2bfriends · 61-69
Air... i like breathing.
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Ferise1 · 46-50, M
@softspokenman what does that have to do with it?
Zonuss · 46-50, M
Life. Love. People. ☺
spite, mostly.
AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M
What’s the option ?
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Ferise1 · 46-50, M
@cherokeepatti oh yeah cause you have the guts to off yourself?
DarkPulse · 31-35
Not really. Not unless I can create a difference then existence is not pointless.
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
@alicewhite Fire-end
Sounds hot
Sounds hot
hunkalove · 70-79, M
@Donotfolowme I was just thinking that!
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