[BlackThornn]

Hope exists, but it's not dependable. Hoping for things is healthy, even if it exposes you to hurt when they DON'T happen, but pain builds character, as they say. Having hope leaves you open to pain, not having any hopes will probably lead to stress baldness.

Mourdor.. I seriously have to disagree with you about your views on self-esteem.. it's not just pride, it's not feeling like utter **** when you think about your life and who you are. It's vital to be a healthy person to have at least moderate self-esteem. I know this for a fact because in early high school years my self esteem, were it on a number line, would have been something like -20, with +50 being normal, had frequent suicidal thoughts and let myself get pretty much spherical because of low self image for a long while.. That's NOT healthy.. and that's basically what happens when people get low self-esteem. Terminology or not it's vital to not loathe yourself.

I keep on living because life was given to us by something, and like Mourdor I don't know what awaits us when we die (though I'm sure it's something.. as I've stated in other threads). I go on living because I don't want to lose those I love now and I don't want to leave them alone.