Israel's ex-PM Ariel Sharon dies

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Originally Posted by August

No but I have seen people whose bodies have turned on them fight and strive for every breath long after those who know and love them hope that they will die just to end their suffering. Life is precious. Not all of us are so eager to give it up.

Who spoke of "being eager" to die? Nobody. It's just that the balance between life-joy and pain can shift in such a way that people may conclude that it is no longer worth the pain. And that affects more people than you maybe think.