Rational Suicide

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Please don't, bro. I found out on Easter that my Uncle committed suicide. Shot himself through the head with buckshot. Right on Easter. Dude, there's things worth living for. Live to find them.

**edit - Decided to be nice and not respond

I feel we live too long. I feel sorry for those greenland sharks that can live over 300+ years. I guess it'd be interesting to see the adaption of the oceans over the years especially after human pollution and endangerment/extinction of species at the hands of humans but boring to wait.

I guess somedays may feel boring but when we got our interests to keep us engaged it's not so bad.

Just to share my own thoughts on suicide - and this is probably going to sound a bit weird, but I stick around for the sake of my ancestors.
Because I'm a mother and I know how hard it is to bring up kids and see them suffer in any way, how I just want them to be happy, and then I think about my own parents and theirs, and how I'm the final product of all these generations of folks giving a little of themselves for the sake of the next generation. And I sort of imagine the ghosts of my ancestors watching me and how disappointed they would be if I died prematurely when there might still be ways I could contribute a bit of goodness to the world. And even if I felt I had nothing to contribute, and there was no way to make them proud, I know that they would understand and want me to carry on and be as happy as I can be.
Sometimes there is no reason to live except just that - to enjoy what small things we can, simply because we're here and we can. It's what our ancestors would have wanted.
Sorry, I'm not sure if you'll think that helpful or just ridiculous

Oh, damn, I didn't realise this was a resurrected thread.
Now I'm wondering what happened tot he original poster. Does anyone know?