Force them to share their Kung Pao Shrimp!
I'm more of a General Tso's guy myself
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Force them to share their Kung Pao Shrimp!
My invisible friend doesn't even like me ... not sure if I'm a bad azz or in big trouble...
Sometimes that's a fine line between bad azzdom and big trouble.
Andy
To die alone can mean many things, but usually means sudden and unexpected...like a heart attack or stroke when you're by yourself type of thing. The alternative us to die in something like a plane crash with lots of other people, or taking someone with you like a mugger.
Whether you die with others or alone tramping in the woods or a bed in a hospital I think what you want to avoid is actually ....
....dying lonely as in unloved, friendless, unmourned, and forgotten which is something else entirely, and for many can indeed be very sad when it isn't by choice. The key word here is, choice. It can seem difficult or even impossible at times but make choices that will result in you being missed by others... other than the tax man.
Please leave a will or the State will get whatever you leave behind. No family or friends?... make a trust with a church or charity and a set annual payout...at least they'll remember you every payday.
eg... I'm planning on cremation then to have my ashes blown in the eyes of certain people I listed in my will.
To whom? Most churches are self-serving. I don't have much, so whatever anyone gets will be dissipated within hours. To the Deuce with them.
My older brother died alone in OSHU. It wasn't his choice or ours. Bubble-effing-gum those people.Regardless of how we are born and live, we are going to die. Many of us are married, but not all. The burning question is:
How many of us are prepared to die by totally alone? No family, no friends, no companions. My younger brother died in the hospital by himself. My older brother buried his wife and then continued to drink himself to death out of alcoholic melancholy. My father and sister died alone in bed as did my mother.
I am alone and will likely remain that way until my final breath is drawn.
Is anyone else "in my shoes"?
I don't think that a person who chooses to be more or less by themselves has mental health problems. Nor is a person who has accepted the fact that they may never have someone in their lives in a companionship role.
While solitude can stimulate creativity and even improve our attention span, it can also have deadly consequences. A 2013 <broken link removed> published in the journal Psychological Science found social isolation increased people's likelihood of death by 26 percent, even when people didn't consider themselves lonely. Social isolation and living alone were found to be even more devastating to a person's health than feeling lonely.
The human species is inevitably a social species that has depended on other members since birth. We're social creatures that need other people in order to be well and thrive. Naturally, surrounding ourselves with others and fostering close relationships are the antidote to living happy, healthy, and well.
For you "normal" people, it is probably true that "isolation" may seem to be something bad or even tortuous.
For those of us who are built differently - e.g., introverts, or myself, a person with Aspergers syndrome, being around people too much can be a bad thing, even tortuous. It drains us, can cause us pain. What may seem like fun interaction with others, can seem like conflict to us.
It may be hard for you to understand, but this is why I live alone on a mountain away from other people - for the most part. It is what I need to find "peace" in life.
So don't presume to think you know what others need, or what is good or bad for others. That is the height of hubris.
But I still avoid most social situations that others enjoy - such as parties.