Who wants to live forever?

[jackofallgeeks]

This is an interesting article ostensibly about new drugs and treatments for terminal illnesses and the high monetary cost attached to them. But the interesting bit is the philosophic question in the title: how much is living worth? Later in the article, it's mentioned that most Americans want "everything possible" done to "save" their lives. Not I, though. Reasonable medical attention, certain luxuries and conveniences that First World medicine can offer me, perhaps. But when the end of my life comes, whenever and however it comes, I hope to accept it with dignity; I will not grasp and claw to hold onto life beyond my time.

If you're scared of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth.
-Lou, Jacob's Ladder