Do you sometimes think that it would not matter if you were to suddenly stop living?

Do you sometimes think that it would not matter if you were to suddenly stop living?​


I dont think about it much but probably not. Theres nobody left here but me so its doubtful if anybody would care.
It would matter to me. I havent met my quota yet. Theres still people I need to aggravate. :D
And I still have projects I want to finish. Im getting ready to do some Hypertufa when things cool off.

Im a little slower and some things creak that shouldnt but all in all Im okay. Cant complain.
Im an only child and an introvert. Im never bored for long. I can amuse myself with two paper clips and a string.
And its not hard to get lost on the internet. I can do puzzles and play euchre. And theres a forum or a Facebook group for everything.
If nothing else theres always cat videos. :D
 

Bretrick said:
To go to sleep and not wake up?
Why Life, with all it's up's and downs?
Imagine never having to deal with those negative aspects of life.
No more worry, stress, money issues, no nothing.
I sometimes do. What really is the purpose of working to live?
We work 40/50 years, then retire with the hope of doing all those things, or at least some of the things that work stopped us from doing.
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You all know my career highlights. In retirement I am coming around to realizing that I was playing the wrong game. Not because I didn't benefit greatly from my efforts, but because I've come to realize that priorities and things I gave great importance too, were in fact misplaced.

In fact, the whole 9 to 5 is questionable. Most of us work because we have to, not because we want to. And that's a great shame. We, as a society, have our priorities wrong, and that feeds in to where we live, who we elect, who we make our heroes, and how we view others. I am truly coming around to a completely different view of life.

As to my own demise, I'm resigned to it happening. I have loved ones, and I expect they'll miss me as I'd miss them. But certainly in the big picture, my passing will be insignificant, and not worthy of noticing. I believe, ultimately, that applies to the vast majority of us.
 
David777 said:
But even without the above, if I was housebound, in this science and technology age given my decades of science studies, there are endless ways I could fascinate myself just with a computer connected to the Internet. So yeah...lucky to be alive now.
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šŸ˜ There's more than one way to fascinate ourselves, even without a computer
 

Iā€™m in no rush for the final exit. My kids and friends would miss me. I have two doggies and one is extremely attached to me so hopefully I will outlive him. He would find it very difficult to go on without me. I have made things easy for my kids and all my affairs are in order so when I do go, it wonā€™t be much work.
 
We should enjoy every day of life as much as we can. We should also prepare to accept death whenever it comes. All living organisms die in time except for the jellyfish who can be cut into pieces with the pieces then continuing to live FOREVER! Another long liver is the California Redwood Tree which lives for 3,500 years (rings in the branches reveal each year lived).

I've lived for 90 years so far but my geriatrician tells me I will definitely die before I hit 95.
 
Since I'm the one who makes the investment decisions for our household, yes it would matter. I actually consider making sure we have enough money to live on one of my greater purposes.

From a personal perspective, I think my hubby who is 8 years younger would be personally affected because we have a strong bond after 34 years. I would be devastated if I lost him. My cats, who consider me a source of affection, would be affected. Aside from that, my passing wouldn't affect anyone else's life.
 
I keep hoping I will feel just well enough to clean up some of my mess and not leave it for others. The shop is disorganized. The loft is stuffed with who knows what. The deck needs repair. The files need sorting. The closets need cleaning. The back is overgrown. If I could solve some of these problems I think I would be ready.
 
Assuming it was a sudden death that I didn't see coming, I personally would be fine with being dead because I wouldn't exist to know it. But, my daughter frequently tells me I am not allowed to die (she's had a lot of losses in her life and is fragile about it), so for her sake, and the sake my my current and future pets, I'd rather keep on going.

OTOH, since I'm in early retirement and still have most of my retirement Nest-egg, and half of it will go to charities when I die, overall the world might be better if I died sooner.
 
HoneyNut said:
Assuming it was a sudden death that I didn't see coming, I personally would be fine with being dead because I wouldn't exist to know it. But, my daughter frequently tells me I am not allowed to die (she's had a lot of losses in her life and is fragile about it), so for her sake, and the sake my my current and future pets, I'd rather keep on going.

OTOH, since I'm in early retirement and still have most of my retirement Nest-egg, and half of it will go to charities when I die, overall the world might be better if I died sooner.
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I too am donating my estate to charities.
Having never married and no living relatives it is the least I can do.
 
Well, if you suddenly stopped living that would definitely ruin your day. Others would be saddened by your going, but life goes on. There's always someone to take your place. We're pretty much interchangeable.
 
Based on observations, nobody really cares when one passes. (Not including family of course.) Week one itā€™s all everyone can talk about but week twoā€¦ā€Dang, his widow is looking good!ā€
 
Do you sometimes think that it would not matter if you were to suddenly stop living?
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Well I'm sure the IRS would miss me! šŸ˜… Sorry, I couldn't resist

Seriously, as the primary household doer my departure would greatly impact DW's life, plus she'd probably miss me, as would the dogs. My friends and family would be sad.
 
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