62 Would it be better to not live?

This is a rather heavy topic that a lot of people shy away from discussing, but it is a very important one. Millions of people in the world suffer from chronic physical or emotional pain that impacts their overall wellbeing and will to live. In fact, we all suffer, regardless of our situations, but only some people decide that their life is no longer worth living. When people entertain suicidal thoughts in their own minds, they are ultimately weighing this question: “Is it better to live and suffer or not to live at all?” The only reason that people want to die is for their pain to stop, and they see death as the only option, but by resigning themselves to the idea that their pain will never go away while they are alive, they are almost guaranteeing that things will not get better. It is interesting to note, also, that when people decide to commit suicide, they experience peace that they have never felt before because they know their pain will be over soon.

This question really boils down to one thing: the presence or absence of love. If a person has love in their life, their life is worth living and they will choose to live, but if they do not have love, their life is not living no matter the amount of pleasure they can pursue. As we have discussed before, love makes the pain worth it, and this is true from the smallest problem to the most existential. This means that love should be your primary priority in your beliefs, behaviors, and relationships. This makes love a life or death issue.

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