Quality vs. Quantity
This will be the classic quality vs. quantity debate with a little twist. Please do not mistake my ramblings for me being emo as this is not the case.
Okay, so in essence, we all KNOW for a 100% FACT that we will eventually die. I hope I am not shattering anyone's fragile outlook on life and if I am, fuck off! Further, you know that you are going to die...the only thing that is a surprise is how and from what. To refernece a line from Dogma, knowing when you were going to die "takes all the fun out of life".
So, let's say for the sake of argument that you are diagnosed with terminal cancer. O.o what's the big deal? You knew you were going to die eventually. Now, you can guess a time and a cause.
Alright, so they give you the option of chemotherapy. And then they tell you that without it, you will live maybe a year and with it, 1 to 4 years. You also know that chemo will make you violently sick.
Once you have all of these facts, LIFE becomes a question of quality vs. quantity. Do you chose quality? You live your life to the fullest and do everything you have alwats wanted to do. Or do you chose quantity? You do the chemo, you're sick everytime you do it, and you lack energy. Maybe you live longer, but you are always in and out of the hosiptal for treatments!
So, my main issues is....if you know that you are going to die, regardless...why is cancer such a big deal?
Okay, so in essence, we all KNOW for a 100% FACT that we will eventually die. I hope I am not shattering anyone's fragile outlook on life and if I am, fuck off! Further, you know that you are going to die...the only thing that is a surprise is how and from what. To refernece a line from Dogma, knowing when you were going to die "takes all the fun out of life".
So, let's say for the sake of argument that you are diagnosed with terminal cancer. O.o what's the big deal? You knew you were going to die eventually. Now, you can guess a time and a cause.
Alright, so they give you the option of chemotherapy. And then they tell you that without it, you will live maybe a year and with it, 1 to 4 years. You also know that chemo will make you violently sick.
Once you have all of these facts, LIFE becomes a question of quality vs. quantity. Do you chose quality? You live your life to the fullest and do everything you have alwats wanted to do. Or do you chose quantity? You do the chemo, you're sick everytime you do it, and you lack energy. Maybe you live longer, but you are always in and out of the hosiptal for treatments!
So, my main issues is....if you know that you are going to die, regardless...why is cancer such a big deal?