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Don't fear the reaper, but don't make him your friend either.

quotes from the wise

by bzbzbz 5/26/2014

written by bzbzbz

Mencius (a student of Confucius):

“Living is what I want; meaning is also what I want. If I cannot have both, I would rather take meaning than living. On the one hand, though life is what I want, there is something I want more than life.

That is why I do not cling to life at all cost.

On the other hand, though death is what I loathe, there is something I loathe more than death. Â Yet there are ways of remaining alive and ways of avoiding death to which a person will not resort.

In other words, there are things a person wants more than life and […]

5/26/2014 0 comment

Anyone tired of the “there is no such thing as rational suicide” argument?

by bzbzbz 5/12/2014

written by bzbzbz

I’ve read that 2/3 of all people who’ve committedÂ suffered from mental illness, but what about the other 1/3 who didn’t? And I’m not counting the terminally ill — to me, that’s a no-brainer. Â Are there rational reasons for deciding to end one’s life?

I see people constantly answer in the negative on other forums, but I can’t see how this can be an objective viewpoint. Â Everyone says ‘there is always hope’ or — my favorite brainless platitude – Â ‘suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.’ Â I have a feeling that people who say that haven’t had a whole lot of serious problems — and […]

5/12/2014 6 comments

advice from a Buddhist, concerning suicide

by bzbzbz 5/12/2014

written by bzbzbz

Hi,

This really has nothing to do with religion, but is a personal message by someone who happens to be a Buddhist.

The important part of this post is the advice of the writer, based on his own near-suicide attempt, and not Buddhism, which has little opinion on the matter, at least in terms of a coherent theology.

The Buddhist View on Suicide

Honestly, I wish I would have found this 20 years ago, but it may help some people, and even the way things are for me now, it has made me stop and think a little more.

5/12/2014 2 comments