Jessica Lynn Becker wrote: > i don't necessarily believe that there is ever a point, in anyone's life, > at which they are willing to go quietly. no matter the age, circumstances, > or emotional state, there is a rage for life deep inside everyone of us. > nothing can make us lose that rage. even the suicidal don't "go gently." > they are possessed by rage at themselves, others, life, and while they seem > to accept "the dying of the light," most suicides are mere attempts at > gaining attention, empathy. they are merely teasing, seducing, slipping > past death. therefore, they have raged against the dying of the light. no > one goes quietly. rage is always deep inside, and no amount of acceptance > can mask that. > > today in philosophy we heard that when aristotle was condemned to drink > hemlock, he was supposedly at peace with the concept and even consoled his > followers with the thought that his death would be welcome. i don't > believe that could be true. perhaps he simply gave up on fighting with the > aristocracy, the judicial system, and was disheartened by the public's > cries for his execution. but inside, i am sure that there was a part of > him that, while maybe not afraid of death, certainly wanted to "rage, rage > against the dying of the light." > > jessica :) was Aristotle forced to drink poison also? I thought it was just Socrates. Laura