Mw99 wrote:
IpsoRandomo wrote:
I wish to die fearlessly in the embrace of loved ones with the memory of a life well-spent. The event would be planned, so I would die via physician-assisted suicide when I'm old and already well on my way to dying. If possible, the death would take place in some place special to me, perhaps my house.
On the day I die, I will be surrounded by family and friends. At least one person very close to me will hold my hand as I say my last words. I'll probably begin by stating that I do not fear my death, knowing what it will bring. I'll reminsce about the good times I've had with loved ones and my achievements. Then I'll say my good byes, telling them to think fondly of me. The doctor would then anesthize me. Once I am sound asleep, the doctor would then administer a lethal injection and shut off all life-support.
As an atheist, I will have no religious rituals or clergymen there when I die, nor do I believe that when I die I will "survive" my death. My death will be videotaped so that I won't have to worry about people falsly claiming I converted on my death bed. I will also state in my last wishes that religion have nothing to do with my death or any memorial that comes afterwards.
Anyway, how would you like to die?
That's a very romantic way of dying; too bad it won't matter how you died once you died.
True, to a point, but it matters to me
now, which is what counts. Plus, it will at least matter to my family and friends that I leave with dignity. If I don't do it for myself, I can at least do it for them.