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I eat fat, and look, I am still alive!



Man, you would make the world's fastest doctor. "Hello Mr. Johnson, great to see you again. Let's have a quick look here. And...yep... looks like you're still alive. Now, if you'll just sign here. And, we're all set. Keep up the good work! Next!"

seriously though being alive is an accomplishment for most organisms in the 3.45 billion year history of life on Earth, an accomplishment in the vicious wild, and an accomplishment for civilized humans in the face of tragedy, neglect, disaster, disease, war, or certain human-caused problems (violence etc).

In industrialized nations, today, being alive at all is a goal few people would set for themselves who are lucky enough to enjoy health and basic freedom from war, poverty, famine, natural disaster, violence, etc.

While I don't mean to detract from your life's amibtions, you are entitled to them, I think you can almost certainly have higher ambitions than being alive.

Of course, I don't know you personally, so who am I to say? Congratulations on what you have accomplished.


(shaking my head)




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