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OT: Thats like asking me where i'll be in 20 years. I don't plan on dying any time soon though it could happen. The event is too far off to say. IMO its not a very good question because it doesn't specify what it means to be ready. I mean to some people that may mean accepting that death is inevitable. To other people it may mean being at a place in their life where theres nothing left to accomplish. Not very thought provoking, just a question that raises more questions and if that was the intent then well i guess it was a good question but if the intent was for an answer then meh.

After I've created and completed my bucket list

I'm ready to die when my dreams are fulfilled. When im happy. When i have everything i always wanted. When I have love, and a family, and so forth. And last but not least, I have filled my purpose in life.

You had to remind me about it -_-

I am ready to die right now, but I don't want to. I live every day of my life as if it were my last, but still consider my future. At some point in the past I stopped giving a shit what people thought of me which really helped me leave my inhibitions behind. I do what I want when I want. As an example, several years ago we saw a bungee platform out in the middle of nowhere while on vacation. I said **** it and did it. This spontaneity is what makes life an adventure and not some boring drawn-out plan from birth, to adult, to death. Some time ago someone told me that when you die your life flashes before your eyes, make it worth watching. The more and more I think about this the more I dread rainy nights like tonight where I'm stuck in front of the computer and Tv.

Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. Some call me an adrenaline junkie; I call myself human. Carpe diem.

Why did The Funeral by Band of Horses just come on in my playlist while I'm typing this? lol

agreed with that, but only one thing. QUIT YOUR JOB? ARE YOU INSANE?
lol yeah tell someone who has 4 kids and a wife to feed to quit his job.
life is hard, enjoy it while you're young. but later on, if you're not privileged, prepare to receive a serious massive kick in the balls by REAL-LIFE. you need a job to get money, money gets you food and education, essential for the weel-being of a family. even if you like it or not, it's necessary to safeguard the people you love most in the world. i think it's way more compensating knowing that you're working your ass off for people you love other than just living life like a hippie.

I think he was just making a point.


Absolutely agree. Well said.

Meh, I couldn't care less. Could die now, could die in 70 years when I'm retired and bla bla bla. Big deal.

I don't think I'll ever be completely ready to die, there is so much I want to explore in life that one lifetime probably won't be enough.

The one specific goal I have in life is to have children, since this let's your genes survive which, from what I believe, is the only real meaning of life (and having fun living to the fullest ofcourse).

I really like to see them in the moment when they die. If they are honest.
I mean, not in the bad mood. Cause typing: "I'd die now. I'd care less bla bla" it's easy to say...
So facing the truth will be like a trial of who is lying or whatever.

And certainly, theres a infinite things to be discovered.

Lol, I actually don't care. If someone came up to me RIGHT NOW, and said, "You have 10 minutes before I kill you. Enjoy." I'd probably just call my ABDs ( ) and say goodbye.

TL;DR version:

No. Sex.

When you are young and have your whole life ahead of you, don't think you will be ready to die.
But if I was asked that question again in 50 years, I'd probably say I was ready to die.

Want to get a nice young lady to live with me who ill truely love and be happy with, want to have my own home, and want to have a nice car.
Ill be readdy to die (in the way you asked the question) once im not happy anymore and have little to no chances of regaining happiness either.

"...and as she lies flat in her soon to be grave she wish not had she more time, but rather wishes she had used it better..."

theres no being "ready" for death, waiting for it to come. we live our lives and thats all their is to it. we make dreams goals and we plan to accomplish them. death isn't something to embraced or feared, it simply is what it is; death. we live until we die. when it happens.. it happens. thats all there is to it.

After thinking about this I came to an conclusion. I'd be ready to die anytime. Since the things that you have done doesn't matter when you are actually dead. And i don't believe in heaven or life after death. IMO when human dies it just turns off like some kind of machine.

I can start quoting Erik Erikson's stages of development on this one and I can say I want to die when I reach the stage of integrity but when it all comes down to it, everyone wants to live a good life - indefinitely. Perhaps I could start on a ritual - a world tour maybe, as most people do. Preparation for death begins long before the symptoms of disease begins to eat away our cognition, memories, mobility, and dignity. We also have our own beliefs to help with the coping; whether it's a monthly subscription to Watchtower, a weekly visit to church, or just plain old atheism (like me), we all learn to accept the truth about our own mortality. A person does not just seek for Death, they wait for her to appear in the forum of Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer, myocardial infarction, vehicular accident, or even just plain old depression - only then can that person begin the final stages of his or her own ritual. I've seen people die (or expire - a euphemism i really hate) and it usually never goes the way they imagined it - for most people at least. It's almost never peaceful nor sudden nor honorable; often violent, messy, loud, chaotic, and undignified. The worst place to be in is on a bed with a DNR order attached to it; with feces between your legs, a catheter inserted into your urinary tract, an oxygen mask at 4L, numerous rotting bandages on your fingertips, a nasogastric tube to feed you, and a dim-lit room you have to share with another old, burned-out dying patient - how fucking dignified is that?

This is true, but I've seen some very odd things. This happened several years ago when I still lived in Maryland with my father going to college. The college was right across from the hospital so on breaks I'd run across the street and visit him. Well one day I was there I walked into the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and there was an old guy who was coding (trying to die - not literally) and my dad was trying to stop him, but was losing. He worked for a few minutes and told me to go open the window. I was curious, but did it anyway. As soon as I opened it I saw the old guy's eyes roll back into his head and I heard my dad mumble something along the lines of it's ok, go. As soon as my dad said this the patient flatlined and couldn't be brought back. If there is such a death as a dignified one this is it, and to be honest is one of the most freaky things I've seen to this day.

Imagine how the world would look like if everyone shared your opinions. IMO I couldn't care less when I died, not that I don't love my life, I ENJOY living on this planet but we all have to face death sometimes and if I must die now, so be it. I believe we should contribute to our communities on Earth as much as possible, do good things, that's what brings true pleasure and a meaning to life. The spontaneous and dangerous stuff is also an exciting part of living but not everyone enjoy that kind of life. I like the mixture:D Everyone can interprate carpe diem in their own way, and that's my way. Contributing as much as you can for the common good and enjoying the small and exciting things in life. That would be it from me, I hope there are other people who will find themselves in my post.

I am ready to die when my body is.

Damn, you are insane. I'd preffer to die painless.
I know the pain is nothing after death, but still... dislike pain.