I Mean You Might As Well End It

[SpicFaLife]

What if I told you that last night while you slept, you had a dream? And in this dream, you were incredibly happy and fulfilled, and that for 8 hours, you were completely satisfied. But, when you woke up, you immediately forgot the dream, and won’t ever remember it. Now, with that said, do you really care if the dream was good or bad? Long or short? It is of no consequence to you now that you’re awake. You simply don’t care.

Now for arguments sake, let’s say that when you die, you cease to exist, and you feel nothing forever. When you die, life would have been like that dream you had last night. The dream that means nothing to you right now, because you can’t remember it and it has no relevance. When you cease to exist, it doesn’t matter if your life was fulfilling or not. You’re not going to care if you were content or depressed. It’s no different than waking up from a dream you can’t remember having.

So then why do people who believe that this is their fate, live their lives like they do? Going to work 8 hours a day 5 days a week, never taking holidays, watching sitcoms on television, and wasting their time reading crap on internet forums, not unlike this. Logically speaking, it would make no difference if you killed yourself right now. You would just wake up a little earlier from your pathetic dream that you wont remember anyway. You’re living a lie. You’re fooling yourself into thinking that there is meaning, and that things matter. Don’t tell me that you’re happy now and that’s all that matters. You’re not happy. I’ve seen you complaining about your wretched life, trying to change yourself, and better yourself. You’re dreaming right now, and your dream is not even pleasant, it’s a nightmare. I mean, you might as well just end it.

[Paragon]

you first

[vhawk01]

I can only assume the lack of responses to your compelling and insightful OP are a direct result of its persuasiveness.

[FortunaMaximus]

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To be followed by a "Well, bye."

[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Curly Bill Brosius. "Just funnin', Dad."

[51cards]

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When I read the OP I was sad because I wanted to be the first to respond. I was going to respond "you first". I'm pretty sure it's a sign that I'm not needed here. I guess it's time to go.

[Hopey]

You know, I never thought of it that way. I guess I have no choice but to put my faith in the lord Jesus Christ. Otherwise all this is meaningless.

I wonder if txag is available to do a baptism at this late hour...

[guesswest]

Considered killing myself, but before I do, I have a question - why does something have to last forever for it to have meaning?

[Alex/Mugaaz]

Well, if you remember the dream, and that's all you had to remember...you'd sure feel like an idiot.

[Sephus]

i do agree that after i die it will make no difference how i lived. my future happiness, however, has a positive value to me, so it's better now that i don't kill myself. does it really have to be more complicated than that?

[MaxWeiss]

It will matter how you lived. You have the capacity to affect others and their lives and future. You can do lasting good and harm. Your own future happiness and others' future happiness have value.