{"id":2102,"date":"2015-05-26T12:28:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T12:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/?p=2102"},"modified":"2015-05-26T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T12:28:41","slug":"never-say-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/2015\/05\/never-say-die\/","title":{"rendered":"Never say die"},"content":{"rendered":"

No one has the right to kill themselves, no what pain or indignities they must endure in their wretched lives.
\nThe news that a 54 year old man facing paralysis because of a tumour on his spine has ended his own life illustrates that life has changed from being fundamental to being a something like a consumer product, or packaging, and dispodable.
\nThis man had apparently researched his own illness and found no cure, so saw no hope.
\nWhat a wimp! The only survivors in the end will be those who never say die.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No one has the right to kill themselves, no what pain or indignities they must endure in their wretched lives. 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