I have a friend on Facebook that posted an interesting thought I wouldn't mind exploring. By now, you might have noticed that a decent amount of my discussion topics stem from different triggers off of social media. Anyway, she posted something along the lines of "everyone is born at a set point in time, but our actions can push us one step closer or further to our ending point, which is, mostly, left in mystery, unlike our beginning."
Not the exact words, but the concept was the same or very similar. I thought that was pretty interesting, because it is true that although we can all agree that we begin at one definite point (physically, at least) - it is so very "up in the air" when it comes to your own death. The sooner we choose to die, the more power we have at ending our existence with our own influence. That being said, it is also possible to influence our survival, but the more we influence our survival, the more mystery gets put on our end. I hope this makes sense?
If you decide right now that you will end yourself, you can do anything you'd like to create a set point and method of death that you outline yourself.
If you decide to continue your existence, you have a considerable amount of influence over if, and how long, you live, but no matter how much influence you put on your own survival, it will never be as ultimate as simply ending one's existence by your own volition.
Now, to be clear, this is simply an appreciable thought process from a philosophical perspective, not an encouragement to end your life by any means. It's a gruesome thought, but it is really interesting - at least, it is to me. Really a battle of influence between relativity and absolutism.
Listening to: Stromae, "formidable"
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