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Why do you choose to continue living? (beehaw.org)

submitted 6 months ago by Kwakigra@beehaw.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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The reason I choose to continue living is that I only have one chance to inhabit a mortal body in this world so I’d like to see it through for as long as I can. What’s yours?

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[–] classic@fedia.io 3 points 6 months ago

I don't want my parents to experience my death / want to make sure they are helped in their last years. I've told them that there's an expiration onn that though. Like, you wanna live to 100? You'll be doing it without me.