• Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I do think these rare cases can be increased somewhat in number by just remembering that life is largely what we make it. As a mid-fifties guy that’s done a lot of fun things in my life, it’s a mental game.

    I am watching the collective anxiety of those in my age group around me gather as I just keep cool and acknowledging that I’m already a dead man. Why not reach for everything I want now? I am only promised an an eternity of nothing, why not live while I’m here?

    I can’t stop the inevitability of genetics and time, but I surely don’t have to stand by and let social norms apply a further weight and undue pressure.