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comment by Owl

Of course!

Knowing may not help change the outcome, but it sure as hell can change what you do with the remaining time you have!

If I knew I would die in, say 5 months, you'd better believe I'd attempt to do everything I need to do before those 5 months are over. It can at least give me time to make sure I go with perhaps some peace of mind that I've done all I can. Well, I suppose it doesn't give me time more than it does make me acutely aware of how much time I actually have. It forces me to make no assumptions.

If I didn't know and realized it too late, how many regrets would I have right before the end?

It's sad for me to admit, but I live as if I have an eternity to do what I feel I must do. We often say to live each day as your last, but the reality is that that is too stressful for most people to maintain. I wish I could do it. If I could, I wouldn't be here (Not to say I don't like you guys and all).





thenewgreen  ·  4126 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    If I could, I wouldn't be here (Not to say I don't like you guys and all).
ha, no offense taken. I'd definitely be here less, but I'd still swing by. I enjoy the discussions and I feel as though some of my contributions could be read by those I left behind to get a better understanding of my thoughts and opinions. Sort of like a journal or time capsule of the things I care about.
theadvancedapes  ·  4126 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Although I'm not brave enough to agree with you, I definitely understand your perspective. This reminds me of a documentary I watched on YouTube about "fatal insomnia". These two women had a chance of having a genetic predisposition to get the disease in their 50s and they had to make a choice to find out whether they had it or not. Here is the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIeTVVAEFn8&playnext=1...