We have all seen situations in which a human being is struggling to live with some level of decency, whether the need is financial, psychological, physical or of any other character. And there are lives which when we look at , we shudder to think of our own selves in those situations, simply because they are so difficult. In this context, is it better to choose to die if you cannot help it or feel so, or to keep on going, and keep struggling. There are people in depressing situations. The contexts are sometimes politically created as in war, sometimes due to famine, poverty and dislocation, sometimes due to violence, sometimes due to chronic mental illness, and sometimes due to fatal physical illnesses or conditions such as coma. And sometimes waiting or hanging on has costs other than those to yourself, such as costs to those or all that which is supporting you in your quest to succeed. What should a person caught in such a loop do?
2007-03-16
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