The only obligation you have to "evolution"after you are born is to "die"

You arent,you are,then you arent,end of story..........

Living in the here and now. Like, now! Right right now! (Awesome share...thanks!)

You're preaching to the choir, as they say. I'm down with that. All we really have is right now. Make the best of it.

I like the whole 'I was dead before I was born' way of looking at it. I'm personally not afraid of death. No knowledge of suffering doesn't sound so bad to me.

Hi Iritei, I did enjoy reading your excellent perception on " Life "................ For all the reasons mentioned in your letter, I have no fear of passing on, my existence has increased the population a small amount and that is all mother nature has asked of me. I am happy to be a fading memory to all those who loved me. I have been fortunate to have lived in an era of extraordinary progress in science, but I will miss what is yet to come. It has all been so exciting to observe. I include my daughter Susan as my contribution to society.

I always feel sad when someone I know passes and I am sad when a young person dies, so much potential for life and creativity is gone.

As an educator and as a person, I know that my thoughts and actions have influenced more than a few people over the years. Many of them will, in turn influence others that follow them. And so it goes. Those following will not know who you were, but will have been influenced by you. It is not as meaningless as you depict. So, you will need to be damned careful as to how you influence others.

I choose the ego. The people back then didn't have me to influence their lives. I plan on living forever.

So much for all that nonsense they told me in High School about stuff going on my Permanent Record!

And then, sometimes, you find you have passed on your specific gene for happiness to another generation. My grandson has caught my hippie gene, gets the idea of "love the one you're with" and goes walk-about every summer. I will disappear but there is a thread hat will be woven into the fabric of my future generations.

LOL! You remind me of an old movie where a Greek seer brought back to modern times is drafted into being a psychic in a modern carnival.
When a giggling older woman asks hopefully about meeting a tall, dark, and handsome stranger, he reads her palm, then says that her life has been meaningless, she will die a meaningless death, and be forgotten as though she'd never existed.

Then he walks off, leaving her standing there in shock.

Don't fear the reaper.

Right on! Whoops... my age is showing...
Go have some fun...

I absolutely agree with what you have stated, and stated very well, and I couldn't agree with you more

Well said. Eat, drink, and be merry. And go to the gym.

alrighty then!