Science, Religion, Politics and in the pursuit of truth – HappyPsychotic

Sometimes I think that suicide is always the wrong answer, and sometimes I don’t. Is there really much difference if you live 30 years or 60 years? Is it better to go out with a bang (suicide) while doing something heroic vs. avoiding danger and living until you die of old age?

You’ve probably heard the saying that you should enjoy the down times in life because they make the up times sweeter. Well, I think I’m getting stuck in the opposite – my up times are so fantastic that the rest of the time, my normal days have become so drab and boring that it often feels painful.

There is no love

(Not really, not enough).

We live unaided,

We die abandoned.

Would I choose death? If I get to the point where I feel I’m a burden to everyone with no hope of improvement, I would choose death. I know some people choose death prematurely, not considering the emotional impact of their decision on their friends still alive – I wouldn’t make that mistake. I.e. if my wife is still with me and still loves me, I’d stick around for her. And I wouldn’t screw up my suicide attempt either, I’d do it right the first time. I won’t talk details but how hard can it be?

As I said before on my atheist blog, I try to live for the moment and these songs say that very clearly. The chorus for “Roll On” talks about just taking each day as it comes, remembering that life gets shorter each day. I think the key phrases are “And I was havin’ a good time” and giving advice to his kids saying “Always have a good time”.