Iβm not making plans, but Iβm facing a lot of problems right now that all seem to have a common root cause. My financial, emotional, and physical failings are all related to the human condition of being in charge of a body that is a lot of work to care for, and only gets more difficult to maintain over time. Every human experiences birth and death. If we live long enough, we will also experience aging and illness along the way. If I end it now, I could sidestep those two.
However, if I did, it would not end my pain, but instead merely redistribute it! The people who care about me would bear that suffering in proportion to how much they care, and thatβs not something I want for them. I kind of think about it as how would I talk to someone I love in the opposite situation, namely if they were overwhelmed with pain and difficulties, would I tell them to go ahead and kill themself? I feel like I cannot take my own life if I would not want to see someone I love deeply to do the same.