yes, screened means only you can see it and then you can approve of it to be viewed by all who read your post. if you reply to any of the comments, then it goes public. i wish it could be seen by only the one who commented, but meh... it's a minor preference on my list.
but wow, that's a toughie. i'm sorry about what happened... i think that if i had to really think about it and had the chance, i would probably not want to inconvenience my family/friends with taking care of me... and i would probably rather end my life. but that's just me... >_< that's such a sad story. =( i'll be praying.
i think its easy for people to say "gee, i would rather be dead than incapacitated for the rest of my life from the tender age of sixteen". but, thats just such an easy answer to give, from someone who already has everything going for them. Its hard to appreciate things (life) when you have them.
I mean, the kid is sixteen. if he survives, he could have a lot of years ahead of him. A lot of potentially good years. In death, there is nothing. But in life, at least theres a chance--no matter how remote--for happiness. And that's something, isnt it?
I think I would rather be alive, even if it means being fairly incapacitated, for the sheer fact that i would be sixteen and that is too early to die, no matter what. I mean, at the very least, i could look outside and see bright, beautiful sunny days and hear birds chirping and experience, in whatever way, all the good things about life. Its worth it, i think. Even if just for a few more years.
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my heart goes out to your troop and his family. that's unbelievably unfair.
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but wow, that's a toughie. i'm sorry about what happened... i think that if i had to really think about it and had the chance, i would probably not want to inconvenience my family/friends with taking care of me... and i would probably rather end my life. but that's just me... >_< that's such a sad story. =( i'll be praying.
and doctors kind of piss me off sometimes.
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I mean, the kid is sixteen. if he survives, he could have a lot of years ahead of him. A lot of potentially good years. In death, there is nothing. But in life, at least theres a chance--no matter how remote--for happiness. And that's something, isnt it?
I think I would rather be alive, even if it means being fairly incapacitated, for the sheer fact that i would be sixteen and that is too early to die, no matter what. I mean, at the very least, i could look outside and see bright, beautiful sunny days and hear birds chirping and experience, in whatever way, all the good things about life. Its worth it, i think. Even if just for a few more years.
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