- After a medical examination,your doctor calls and gravely says you have a rare lymphatic cancer and only a few months to live.Five days later,she informs you that the lab tests were mislableded; you are perfectly healthy.Forced for a moment to look death in the face,you have been allowed to turn and go on.During those difficult days you would certainly have gained some insights about yourself.Do you think they would be worth the pain?
- Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50,or painfully and alone at age 80?Assume that most of the last 30 years would be good ones.