Gaius Julius Caesar’s grandfather, who was also called Gaius Julius Caesar (so was his father, FYI), killed himself with his own sword after being seriously ill for several months with some sort of throat malignancy. His colleagues in the Roman Senate found this extremely courageous.
I do, too. But then, I suppose it’s a lot easier to choose death over life when life meant lying on one’s own excrement and being a burden to one’s family. If I ever had something serious like, say, Mesothelioma cancer, I’ll probably do the same. I want to be kind to my family and kind to myself.
I’m not saying everyone should do this. After all, it’s still a matter of perspective.
No, don’t mind me; I’m just being morbid. Because I can on a rainy Friday afternoon.
