kraftiekortie wrote:
Why would you want to end it all? I probably don't have half the skills you have--but, even at age 53, I believe there's so much more of life to experience.
There's so much of the world to experience. There's lots of beauty even in your backyard.
You probably have skills that people would "die" for (pun unintended). Why waste your talents, and what you could contribute in a personal way?
String Theory, the Big Bang--the origins of the Universe--now that's something to live for, am I right?
I was trying to be more constructive in this thread, but yeah, that's something that's been on my mind quite a lot.
I suppose it boils down to all the not so good experiences possibly due to ASD. It skewed my perception. Also it's really hard, living all your life alone, it takes toll. Your words are very wise, the idea of contributing and being able to grasp fundamental concepts is something that's been driving me up until now and I shouldn't loose sight of that. However, depression prevents from experiencing things and all of that looses its value. And besides to get anywhere and to be someone one has to get about things; it's not easy to actually live. Humans really are quite ridiculous creatures.. So looking from a perspective of someone who's having these sort of problems, it's quite different than looking from a general perspective.
I am very sorry about your friend.