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I'm dying and I'm angry because it isn't fair, and with my family, friends and loved ones this news I will not share. It's hell for me to be going through all of this alone, but that is the cross I must bare. It's my last gesture to show all of them how much I loved them and truly cared. The last thing that I want is to be the cause of any of their despair. If I told any of them that I was dying, it would only serve to depress all of them, and so my limited time left with them, for all of them, never to them will be known. When I do feel that my time is drawing near I'll announce a trip I'll be going on. I'm a wilderness survivor enthusiasts. I've been known to venture deep into and live in very remote wilderness. so one day I'm going to announce to them that I'm going on another little trip. I'll leave unknown to they what will be my following final statement. "If I do not return, please do not notify any authorities. Please do not send out any search and rescue parties. If I do not return it does not mean that I've suffered any life threatening injuries. Most likely it means that I've made a choice to continue living there and never leave, living my life naturally and in solitary with all of nature surrounding me. That's the way I've always pictured my retirement to be. Inevitably I will one day die in the wilderness, but likely in my sleep peacefully, but for all of you I will never die, at least never officially, and you'll assume that I'm still living my life the way I always wanted it to be, in solitude far away from any so called civilized society. I'll miss everyone of you very dearly, but I'll be living my life in a manner that will truly make me happy, and isn't that the way retirement is supposed to be?" I'll embrace them all and share with them how much I hold all of them so dear, and then I'll venture off into the wilderness, never again to reappear, and should it ever look as if I won't die after all peacefully in my sleep I've brought along a little extra insurance with me. If the pain gets over bearing or if I get too weak to successfully forage and gather enough to eat. If malnutrition is getting the best of me, I'll swallow a half dozen tranquilizers which will render me unconscious shortly, so it's very important after taking them to stay active on my feet until I begin to feel the effects of the meds affecting me. Only then will I lie down comfortably and slip a plastic bag over my head snugly secured with a rubber band around my neck for extra security. Within seconds I'll be deeply unconscious and asleep and I won't even be aware of any discomfort as my carbon dioxide I breath. and then slowly, humanly and most peacefully my final exit will arrive and death will take me. Animals will scavenge upon the remains of my body, providing them with much needed nutrition for them to eat. The rest will decompose and bring nutrition to the soil which will provide seeds with nourishment enabling new life to unfold. I will then be for all eternity where I most would ever want to be, among nature's wildlife and forests of fresh streams and lush trees.
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