Why Is It Worth Being Alive?

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The question is whether it is worth being alive right now? Should I just suffer through this unbearable situation or just kill myself. Dying is like falling asleep, but forever. The pain of this world will just finally end and suffering will be no more, but there is much uncertainty. Committing suicide at this point seems the most desirable course of action, but what would happen to me in the afterlife? If death is like sleep, then we must dream when we die, but these dreams will probably haunt me if I end the suffering of this world. Who would tolerate the suffering one receives throughout life, the tyranny of a tyrant, proud men’s contempt, your love being rejected, an authority’s insolence, and people taking advantage of weaker people? Why

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