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To: Strk321
A heart attack is not the same as "assisted suicide". One might think that life without, for example, playing sports is not a life worth living, but as we age, we often find that reading a good book, going to a good movie, or sitting in the garden at twilight with a friend or loved one over a cup of tea or a glass of wine can be as wonderful as those things that we enjoyed as children and young adults.

I hope that as you continue to grapple with all of the questions and issues of life you will find that it is as precious as it is short. May God bless you, FRiend.

17 posted on 02/03/2011 9:38:54 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham

“A heart attack is not the same as “assisted suicide”

That’s true; it’s not. William F. Buckley got it right, in my opinion. Had a quick heart attack while writing a column for his magazine. Not a bad way to go.

“we often find that reading a good book, going to a good movie, or sitting in the garden at twilight with a friend or loved one over a cup of tea or a glass of wine can be as wonderful as those things that we enjoyed as children and young adults.”

You can enjoy that if you’re in good health, not if you’re suffering all kinds of debilitating medical conditions.

Do you know that half of all medical expenditures in the United States are for persons over the age of 75?

“I hope that as you continue to grapple with all of the questions and issues of life you will find that it is as precious as it is short. May God bless you, FRiend.”

This particular question has really been nagging at me lately. Given that we’re all going to die eventually, it would be better to be healthy and active to the end. Unfortunately, all too many are not.


20 posted on 02/03/2011 3:55:23 PM PST by Strk321
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