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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (77632)	10/16/2003 8:07:14 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

But do you want to live years and years like that, knowing the toll it takes on those who love you? And you especially, who are religious, would have at least the promise of afterlife, of freedon. You are right about no resolutions. I was just writing to K about this. Ammo just had hand surgery. (He severed a tendon in his index finger). I wept for his pain, and his having to wear a cast for 3 months-- and for his bravely not taking the painpills because he had rehearsal. I think about the pain of this minor thing and then try to extrapolate. If I could hold his little, warm, braindead body in my arms, there is no way I could let it go. And if there were the slightest hint of response, how much more would I be convinced he was There? And fight to keep him. If the parents were willing to take the financial burden, why could the husband not go on with his life? Can you get a divorce under those circumstances? Do we NEED her death for some reason? What is the compelling reason for this?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (77632)	10/17/2003 3:51:00 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

But if deep down inside I knew but couldn't express that knowledge to those who were starving me, I for one would be mighty upset. OTOH, if you knew what was going on, what are the chances you'd want to go on living like that? It could go either way. The worst nightmare would be to know what was happening and not be able to express yourself. Still, whether you are really a vegetable or whether you are alert inside a dead body, either way you're better off dead, at least I would feel that way were it me. The real tragedy, on the off chance that I could feel the pain, would be them starving me for however long it took rather than giving me a shot of whatever it is that they give convicted murderers. That's outrageous.