I also could die for a variety of other reasons, perhaps in less than five years, five months, five weeks, five days… I might die in less than five minutes. The cause and time of death are impossible for me to know in advance.
What is certain is that I will die.
Understanding this, I will be less surprised and confused in the event that, some day, I notice that I seem to be dying.
It’s all right. Those who are born, die. Always have, always will. It’s the nature of a changing system subject to entropy. Nothing personal.
Right now, I am alive. I intend to make the most of this time and live happily. Quality is more important than quantity. If I notice that I am dying, it will be especially important to use that moment wisely, extend love to myself and everyone, and so die peacefully.
given the quality, the optimum quantity is always “more”.
Some have such poor quality of life that they believe the optimal quantity to be “less.”
On the other hand, people who always hope for “more” are eventually disappointed to discover their mortality.
Nothing is gained by craving annihilation; nothing is gained by craving existence. Quality of life is improved by giving up worries that the lifespan could measure up too long or too short.
On the other hand, people who always hope for “more” are eventually disappointed to discover their mortality.
I have preferences and intentions, rather than hope and craving. Preferences for more, and intentions to do what I can, little though that may be, to keep the machine I live in working as well as possible for as long as possible.
I might die within five years because of AI.
I also could die for a variety of other reasons, perhaps in less than five years, five months, five weeks, five days… I might die in less than five minutes. The cause and time of death are impossible for me to know in advance.
What is certain is that I will die.
Understanding this, I will be less surprised and confused in the event that, some day, I notice that I seem to be dying.
It’s all right. Those who are born, die. Always have, always will. It’s the nature of a changing system subject to entropy. Nothing personal.
Right now, I am alive. I intend to make the most of this time and live happily. Quality is more important than quantity. If I notice that I am dying, it will be especially important to use that moment wisely, extend love to myself and everyone, and so die peacefully.
But given the quality, the optimum quantity is always “more”.
Some have such poor quality of life that they believe the optimal quantity to be “less.”
On the other hand, people who always hope for “more” are eventually disappointed to discover their mortality.
Nothing is gained by craving annihilation; nothing is gained by craving existence. Quality of life is improved by giving up worries that the lifespan could measure up too long or too short.
I have preferences and intentions, rather than hope and craving. Preferences for more, and intentions to do what I can, little though that may be, to keep the machine I live in working as well as possible for as long as possible.