[quote=Kusadikika]I don't have one but I have also been intrigued by the question ever since I read the story of Martin Manley. He lived a really beautiful and organized life and got to choose how and when it ended. I have not found anyone who shares my admiration for his life. Everyone I know seem to prefer an open ended life.
Here is a record of Martin Manley's life:
http://martin-manley.eprci.com/
Here is an essay by George Orwell that describes "dying of natural causes" which is the preferred mode of death for most people.
http://www.orwell.ru/lib...Poor_Die/english/e_pdie[/quote]
Thanks a lot @Kusadikika. I've gone through Martin's site and it's an interesting and valuable store of information. Maybe with time I can find much more about him.
Martin seems to have some parallels with Orwell...
Which brings me to my hypothesis: a mind virus is responsible for the approaches we take in lifetime management. I suspect that this virus is responsible for the kinds of death that each of us is likely to face.