testify

[jonathankaplan]

Justify your existence.

(Answer in any sense you wish, whatever floats your boat. Thanks!)

Comments

[adbjupe]

I've been able or lucky enough to avoid major diseases, accidents, etc or got to a doctor in time. My skills in survival and in picking societies with high survival rates seem okay.

[jonathankaplan]

....And here you are!

Thanks!

[ronsrants]

I have no choice. My parents mixed sperm and eggs and instinct took over from there.

-R

[blueadept]

I am able to survive without resorting to force or fraud.

[jonathankaplan]

I thought this an excellent response, one that is very compelling. Thank you.

[rickthefightguy]

The first professional show I did out of college, part of the season was "The New Word", by JM Barrie. Show about a kid heading off to WWI and having trouble communicating emotionally with his dad (and vice versa). After the show, this guy came up to talk to me. He had been nodding his head all the way through the show, and I thought he was dozing off (small house - I could see the audience pretty easily)... Turns out he had been nodding in recognition of the intricate dance of ways to avoid, and then eventually justify, saying 'I love you'. With slightly damp cheeks, he thanked us, and told us that his son was leaving for Desert Storm in a few weeks. He was going to go straight home and call him, and tell him that he loved him.

[jonathankaplan]

In the end, this is the type of approach I choose. We all support each other (or don't, our choice), and often times that support can be critical to another.

Thanks!

[radiantsun]

killing myself would do more harm than good at this juncture

[jonathankaplan]

I found your response one of the most interesting, and a point further along the thoughtline (and lifestyle) I have been living. I used to think killing one's self never made sense. Chronic pain changed my mind about that, I can now envision a rational suicide. Your point is yet another one, perhaps.

Thanks so much.