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You had no say in being born, but you have the ultimate say in how you're going to live.
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this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2024
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To give OP a boon, my friend's mother had a plaque with a saying along the lines of "I was born against my will and I will die against my will. So please let me at least live like I want to."
I think that's a good philosophy to approach your own life and the people you encounter.
I liked the quote until I started to think of the negative parameters of such a saying. It comes down to who is saying it < their intention.
'I was born against my will and I will die against my will. So please let me at least live like I want to.' - Ted Bundy
v.s.
'I was born against my will and I will die against my will. So please let me at least live like I want to.' - Betty White
Well, to come back to your post they chose to live like that to a degree. I guess for themselves it was nice.