Waiting Around to Die

[Davey Do]

We are born, go to school, work at a job most of our lives, have family, retire and die.

If we're lucky.

 I figure that I am one of the lucky ones who is afforded the luxury of being able to wait around and die. Some aren't so lucky.

 

[amoLucia]

"Get busy living, or get busy dying". - Shawshank Redemption

[Davey Do]

[TriciaJ, RN]

On 7/11/2021 at 9:40 AM, Davey Do said:

 

Along with that concept is the "saving" of a life. Many of us Nurses can say that we saved someone's life, when in actuality, our intervention extended that life. That Patient will eventually die, our actions merely put death off until another time.

Ya know?

This reminds me of a former employer (not a health care facility) that gave life-saving awards to 2 nurses one year.  The nurses provided CPR until EMS showed up to transport.  Upon arrival at the hospital the patient was pronounced.

But since he was deemed alive until arriving at the hospital, they were given life-saving awards.

[Davey Do]

Many old timey  Children's stories end with, "...and they lived happily ever after. The End"

A more proper ending is the title of one of my homemade comic books/journals.

 

[Daisy4RN]

On 7/11/2021 at 9:19 AM, Davey Do said:

This is just a concept that I stumbled upon: We're all going to die some day, we're merely using the time, "waiting around to die",  to the best of our abilities.

I just want to explore the concept and maybe get some feedback from my virtual friends and community members

In a sense we are all waiting to die. It is what we do in the interim that has the potential to either be significant or just ho-hum. For most people whether retired or not it is a conscious choice and also usually a combination of both (although of course one does have more time and energy when retired). Personally I chose to fill my time with both, a happy medium so to speak. I also try to care for myself, body, soul, and spirit which allows that happy medium, IMO. 

 

On 7/11/2021 at 9:40 AM, Davey Do said:

Here's a further concept to consider called saving:

Belinda, my medical nurse wife, often says something like, "I saved this much money!" when in actuality, she didn't spend as much on an item, due to a coupon or a sale. Belinda did not put the money into savings, she merely didn't put out as much money.

Along with that concept is the "saving" of a life. Many of us Nurses can say that we saved someone's life, when in actuality, our intervention extended that life. That Patient will eventually die, our actions merely put death off until another time.

Ya know?

Yes, we only save that life in the moment, we all will eventually die (at least our physical bodies here on earth anyway).

Like Belinda, I also always say "I saved this much money" when using coupons etc (and I really like getting a good deal!). I look at it as I am in fact saving money (on that purchase) which I then can use on a different purchase so the "saved" money still applies because I havent had to use any more money from savings/checking. LOL, sounds logical to me?.

On 7/18/2021 at 5:30 AM, Davey Do said:

After the part of the song that goes, "I had a cup of tea and a butter pie", I thought the words to the song were...

LOL, none of in the 70's knew the words to the songs (except maybe the few that were written on the inside envelope of the album. I don't think the radios we were listening to were very good (at least not mine).

 

I am still going with..." and they lived happily ever after"...

[No Stars In My Eyes]

The only way out.... is through.