Why do you choose to live?

[MajKira]

since theres no need for me to live, I cant see any reason why to live, so life bein meaningless
and Ive not chosen to live in anywaaay, I live becuz my parents have born me, thats all

 

[Luckymoose]

I don't choose to live. I simply cannot die, not for a lack of trying by other people mind you.

 

[Narz]

Since I have been living every day of the last few years with rather considerable physical pain, a condition which hardly will ever change, there has been times when voluntarily ending my life has indeed been tempting.
But then again, have quite a lot to live for, things to do, to see, to experience. Oblivion will come quickly enough without me positively contributing to it,

Sorry to hear about your pain, glad to hear you're still finding satisfaction in life.

 

[Kozmos]

Since I have been living every day of the last few years with rather considerable physical pain, a condition which hardly will ever change, there has been times when voluntarily ending my life has indeed been tempting.
But then again, have quite a lot to live for, things to do, to see, to experience. Oblivion will come quickly enough without me positively contributing to it,

It is isn't it? I had to deal for some time with near-constant nausea for months. That kind of thing really saps your will to live. It is better now, but others chronic pains stepped in. God bless painkillers.

 

[Richard Cribb]

Sorry to hear about your pain, glad to hear you're still finding satisfaction in life.

Thanks. I have my woman, my chess, my +5000 CD collection, my experiences and memories and a decent private economy. Most people have less than that.

It is isn't it? I had to deal for some time with near-constant nausea for months. That kind of thing really saps your will to live. It is better now, but others chronic pains stepped in. God bless painkillers.

Indeed. Being the proud owner of no less than three autoimmune illnesses of chronical character with all that brings every day, plus a broken arm as a temporary annoyance I can easily empatise. One must try to focus on what good things life provides as in my case mentioned above, even if that can be quite hard at times.
Glad to hear that youy are better now.

 

[Akka]

Curiosity is my main motivator. This alone would make it worth to live for a VERY long time. I like to see what happens.

 

[GenMarshall]

The hope that one day my life would turn out better than I am currently in?

 

[Disgustipated]

Curiosity is my main motivator. This alone would make it worth to live for a VERY long time. I like to see what happens.

I agree. I don't mind being a spectator. Even if I'm not one of the players in the game, I don't mind watching. I want to see how it will all turn out. Will China eventually go to war with the U.S.? Stay tuned. Will Israel eventually be overrun? Stay tuned. Will the United States undergo economic or social collapse? Stay tuned. Will the European Union fall apart? Stay tuned.

Stay tuned. Maybe that will be my motto. Okay, that's kind of dumb, I'll think of something better.

 

[Mr. Dictator]

Most people have less than that.

This is key, I believe. No one is really at the bottom of the totem pole.

 

[SKILORD]

Especially not when they live in a time when they might conceivably be turned into cyborgs before they die. There are no cyborgs anywhere near the bottom of the totem pole.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

I live because, deep down inside, I hope that someone or something, will swoop in and fix all my problems, even though common sense tells me it will never, ever happen.

And because I deeply fear the reppurcussions of failed attempts at intentional deaths, and, as someone else said, the incomprehensible terror of nothingness.

I live despite all my experiences and all my knowledge telling me that absolutely everything is pre-determined, like a Star Trek hologram holo-novel, so anything I do to try to change things will be futile.

 

[Disgustipated]

I should note I find the idea of growing old terrifying. I do want to see if any of those things happen that I mentioned above. I want to see how this crazy society turns out. Losing my physical facilities, however, terrifies me. I exercise to try to keep in halfway decent shape. I don't want to be those old people who ride around in a hum-around (those electric cart things). If I lose the ability to walk, euthanize me please. This post counts as a legal document. So any of you have permission to do that.

 

[Kozmos]

I have the same but for my ding dong. Life without a ding dong is very hard to imagine for me personally. I don't even have to be getting some action, but to lose it, yeesh, not worth living without it.

 

[Ramius75]

so many interesting things to do and see and experience... life is too short !!

 

[quentinf]

Why do I choose to live? One simple reason: my continued existence really annoys people who don't like me.

 

[NovaKart]

They still play reruns of Reba on lifetime.