New Jersey, the largest populated state by square mile. Some people can be nice, some aren't, but they mostly tend to hang out with people of their same basic ethnic group. And I don't normally let the problem get to me much, it's just annoying with all the weekly problems I have to go through.

And asu said "And as a random note: some of the most beautiful women i've ever gazed upon were half-asian, half-other" ok, but what about the guys? XD

New Jersey sucks in general...=D (I spent the majority of my life in new york)
and I don't rate guys....most ethnic groups tend to hang out together and be cliquish...yep this is true universally lol....But there are people who don't fall into this category maybe you can search them out.
oh yeah don't be angry at your parents.....you'll only look back at it and think why was I so much freaking trouble to them o_x...<\guilt>

How do IO put this without seeming uncaring and me trying to be a b*tch to you for no reason, wich im not here. Well here goes.

You blame your parents for being caucasion and asian? W T F ?
Being a kid is crappy unless you are normal and generic, it gets better when you get to about 16 when everyone actually thinks, hmm, im growing up.. and most mature pretty fast..
IMO the perseption you have of the way people look at you is paranoia TBH.

And about the manga thing, go for it, ^^
And I would segest a brilliant program for it its called "Manga Studio Debut 3.0" its new out and only about $50, and its damn nice proggie

Hm...I don't really think about it...I'm not really scared of it actully... But I would just get on with my life...

But when I was younger I so wanted to die because of everyone in my primary school.... they all pretty wanted me to suffer so of course I would think about it back then...

I kind a still wanna because of some people in my high school...

Theres always one person out of the rest who's being picked on because their too diffrent

I accept the concept of death, but it's just so massive that sometimes when I think about it, it scares me some. Sometimes I question what God really has in store for me... and I know I shouldn't. I should trust him and I do. I'm just scared, I guess.

Anyway, when it comes to death, I would love nothing more than to die in my sleep. That would be the best way... painless. Like a dream.

FMS, if all you have to complain about in life is being half-cast...count yourself lucky.

The only time I think about death is when I remind myself to live each day to its fullest. I usually don't, but it's a nice theory. Because I don't believe in God, I don't have to fear what will happen to me when I do go.

Do I think about it? Yeah. Do I think about it constantly? Nah. No reason to. Inexorable doom and all that. No amount of thinking will do anything for it.

Ah, immortality would suck, though. As it is, one life is enough to make a person crazy, and I can only imagine what multiple lifetimes would do.

im not afraid of death if thats what you mean. i don't WANT to die, but i think about what after happens after we die that i become really curious. i want to die a painless FAST death. drowning is my worst nightmare, buring ties with that

now, like i said 'what happens when we die?' is a good question. i like to think we get to do what ever we always wanted. i've heard go to heaven, reincarnate as an animal, go back in time and fix mistakes, watch your life on DVD with a buffet of your favorite foods, and much more. personally, i want to haunt people. haunt my previous houses, scare the pants off my grand kids, stuff like that

I know my life is going to end, and I'm going to die. I would much rather think about my life while I still have it.

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I agree with you, but if I had a choice I'd choose to die sleeping.

Death is Inevitable , as GREEDisGOOD says , its useless to think of it !
I'd rather have fun and enjoy the time i have than think of death , that comes to everybody.

If there was a quick and painless way for it to happen then I'd have more things on my mind. Death dosen't scare me. I'm not saying I want to die. Well sometimes.........Anyway I don't care when it happens. I just want a little more time.

I'd wish to live life to the fullest.

Same here Vash, but there are soo many problems and challenges to face and limitations these days that its impossible to do so !

Nothing is impossible, Amol. I'd like to grow old and die in my sleep knowing that I lived a grand life.

Now thats a nice way to die , in your sleep , but why so ?

I wonder why this is here, Is there really anything to debate?

It may not be a debate. Where else would we put it? Also, to die in your sleep is like you fall asleep and just never wake up. You never really have to suffer or anything. I suppose it is a shocker to the person who finds you, but I consider it nice.

i dont want to die. in the end, life is the only thing that matters to anyone.
but does it matter what i 'think' about it?
and, i really would not prefer to die peafefully in my sleep, because i'm a twisted person.
but that would be better than some other things.

Let me fix that:

At whate point does thinking about your end become an obstruction to one's ability to live meaningfully? Is it ever really helpful to realize your own mortality or should we try to avoid thoughts about our mortality?

Now debate!

One could die at any time. Those of us who have lived past 2 decades have probably already experienced the pain of close ones passing away including people our own age group. Life is both fragile and beautiful at the same time. There's no need to constantly think about one's end, while life passes you by. Realize what i've said above, and find your own balance between tempting fate/experiencing new things and being conservative/ not taking the daily events/people in your life for granted.

Asunder is true... we cannot predict the disease that will infect us when we are old...in fact, lethal disease can strike at any age...which means we could die anytime...maybe tomorrow[touchwood]...but who knows? Only the person in name of God knows when we going to die...

While we are still granted life IMO, we should care instead of ignore people around us and not take things for granted... When you think you are ill-fated till you want your days to be numbered, bear in mind that there are a lot more people that are much more ill-fated than you... When there is "meet" there will be "depart"... Nothing lives forever, because the world is like this...The world is never perfect... and because of this, there are beauty in the world...

For me, thinking about my end have never become an obstruction to live meaningfully... On the contrary, I always think how I can make my people around happy so that I can live meaningfully till my day comes...


Be selfless and not selfish...and that shall grant the "longevity" we human always wanted...

It should be noted that one of the greatest economic industries is healthcare, which is filled with obsessions against death and dying. We all like to say things like, "we never really know when we'll die, so we must appreciate life for what it is", but we obsess as an economy on ways to defer our own demise.

Think also about security as well. We spend a lot of money to maintain the ability for each person to not die at the hands of another needlessly (i.e. the life, liberty and property pursuit of happiness doctrine).

As a collective, we obsess about our end and actually keep many people employed as a result of our obsessions. The idea of balance is wishy washy in my opinion. We all want balance, but no one wants to die a horrible painful death at the hands of a methodically torturous serial killer. As a result, we fund programs with tax dollars and donations to help prevent people from becoming serial killers (all those social programs we pay for).

In the same way that if we were all to live debt free, massive sectors of our economy would fail, I really think that if we didn't obsess about our death, a large number of people would be unemployed and the economy would not survive.

Don't consider it an obsturction to life... I just take the day as it is and make the best of it. Maybe things will be better tomorrow?! I mean I'm almost 25 I've loved and hated, given birth, have seen people come into this world and watched people leave it as well. Just about everything people talk about that is so important to this world I've done. I overal feel peacefull and just go on until it's time for me to die. I have no regrets. I don't feel sad/ or bad either. I feel upbeat!

No...I don't think it is...
After all, think of it this way Death could also be the long sought for cure. Some say it's actually the greatest yet final stage of life. Death is endless. Endless for, You don't know. You never know. As some of you mentioned earlier, you could die in your sleep. So, Death could may be like serenity without bodily pleasures. Arche-sama...o_o I feel so small around you. I probably am though. And yes, I agree that no one would like to be tortured...but once it's done...you're gone. No more suffering, no more pain and struggle. Regret lies in life itself. For, everyhint thing you do has a consequence and an upside.

Dieing isn't a big deal to me. It's going to happen some day, so why worry? Why prevent it? The thing that annoys me about it though, is the fact that most people are afraid to die, and want to live as long as they can. But what does the world have to fear of death? And why would people want to have immorality? What's the point in that? The longer you live, the more you suffer. Physically and emotionally.

I'm not afraid of it, as long as it's not tragic like a car accident, or a victim of a serial killer. If I just die of old age, I'm fine with that.

Lately I have been thinking about it, and as long as death comes to me as mr. nice guy ( meanin' as long as it is not painful) then I am not afraid of dying .
Well we all have to die one day, and if you think about it death is kinda like a gift to us, just imagine how hard it would be to live forever and have to witness such horror that is found within this world.

If I do die, though, I'd want it NOT to be of natural causes. A killer, stab to the back, falling off of a cliff, as long as it's not peaceful. I'm sooooo don't live a peaceful life, so why end it peacefull?

Heart attacks are natural but hardly peaceful.
Honestly saying "I haven't had a peaceful life so my death should be painful" is just stupid.
1: I doubt anyone would define their whole lives as peaceful,
2: I doubt your life has been that bad, I mean I don't think your living in a war-zone or suffered through a famine.
3: Saying "I deserve to suffer in death" just seems like attention grabbing...

I agree..
If someone's life is peaceful perhaps he/she has achieve Nirvana...
Life is not peaceful... But we live "peacefully"

I agree with that, and the changes that every generation goes through.

It may be true that death is a part of life and quite beneficial to overall life, but then why the hell do we still spend so much on hospitals and medicine to keep us alive for so long!?

Also it's very wishy washy to think of death only in terms of what you think is ideal. Part of the awe of death is the very fact that you do not know how or when it will come.

True, maybe the reason we spend so much on medicines and all that is because our mind is concentration solely on the fact that we don't want to die, not just yet. Maybe we weouldn't be able to do something in life or we'll miss someone. But I've always thought about it...Will it really matter once we're dead?

It will matter to those you leave behind, and if you care enough about people you don't like the thought of putting them through loss.

My death will be just as worthless as my existence. What a shame... eh, not really.

Being an atheist, I don't believe in anything after death. It's nice idea, Heaven, but it just couldn't be like that. Once we die... we die.

I'm not afraid of death... probably due to extreme depression. I don't neccesarily want it...but if it comes I could easily accept it... but it's really weird to think about it... being gone... not existing... forever... It's kind of scary, and that's where I can see people having the idea of Heaven... but I don't believe in it.

I think about my death far too often, I believe...

I just hope that I go quickly - and that I manage to do something worthwhile before I *do* die...

Then again, I'm sure most have that same wish...

Oh my goodness! Mademoiselle/guy pal no one's existence is worthless o.k. I'm sure you are quite an special person, and I bet that I am not the only one who thinks so

About my death I just hope I get to accomplish most of my goals and it will be then that I'll welcome death. What I know for sure is that I am too busy in my life to even think about it

I remember when I thought about it a lot ....not too long ago actually ^^;;
And it always made me depressed and feel sorry for myself....it was quite stupid now that I think about it o-o;

Death is not something you can prevent, yes--but it's not something that you should let control your life either...

And us, Americans, live life like we are immortal (just a stereotype--nothing personal), but many people in other countries experience death on a daily basis (they see death everyday)--so they cherish it a lot more than we do. (stereotype--sorry)
Anywho, what I'm trying to say is that life is a gift ...sounds cheesy but that's my revelation after all these 19 years of mine. So live it! The meaning of life is LIVING! (....also cheesy but, hey, I'm a cheesy person XP)
and THAT ...is all I have to say about that so far ^^; I don't know--I haven't actually lived that long to experience "life" so how can I say much about death...

Truth be told, I'm more concerned about my beloved ones dying than my own death.

I have to say, I laugh at people who say they don't fear death when they are in a completely healthy, normal situation. I mean, if someone is young, has a terrible illness, and they know there is a good chance that they will not conquer the illness-- what can be scarier than that? Or if you were trapped in a burning building with no way out-- you wouldn't fear death?

I don't think I WANT to die, but I want to see if there IS such thing as a afterlife.....
But I don't think dying is something to be scared of. It's inevetable.

I don't really think the proper way to ask it if "do you want to die?" because I don't really think that anybody really wants to give up on life... (but that's my opinion anyway) but I think that the question should be "do you accept death?" (by that I mean "Is it okay for you to die?"). and with that question i say yes because we are all going to die anyway and besides that, God only lend us our lives we are bound to give it up at some point in time! "life" is just a test if we are ready for eternal life! ^^

Since I don't really have a religion picked out yet, I'd say yeah. I think about my death all the time, but then I try and convince my self that it's not something a 15 year old should be worrying about because I still have plenty of time. Then I go to watch more comedy. Takes my mind of things.

If I could choose, I'd want to die heroicly, that would be my one wish of how to go, but I guess when it comes down to it, I doubt I'd have the bravery to go out of this life 'heroicly'

I'd hate to die out of illness, slowly and painfully, that would be so hopeless and depressing, people who can cope with that are to be admired

Yes... I mean one way or another we will all die.

I'm not scared of the fact that I'll die but it's the way I'll die that I'm scared of. I don't want to die in a painful way of course!

I do think about it. I mean, I can't see myself getting older than possibly 30. I mean, I used to have depression and I thought (still do actually) death was inevitable. I've always wanted to be a marine too, so like Forsaken Love maybe... or rather hopefully, I'll die as a hero or someone fighting for a good cause. I mean, you never really know when you're gonna go, so you gotta watch yourself.

Oh God, death talk is a bit sad when you're listening to "over and out" by alkaline trio. Especially about dying heroically.

I don't want to die.
I want to enjoy this life and spend it worthy.
just knowing that im just being who i am is a enough reason to stay alive.
tbh, i want to die seeing everybody's smiles but i don't want to die heroicly nor i want it through illness.
I want to die with no regrets or maybe when i knew that i have done what i need to do.
and i have fulfilled all my assignments here on earth.

I thought I had a simple no ahead of me but it seems now that I think about it, the afterlife is too complex for anything to comprehend. Shrouded in many religions, beliefs and criticisms. How the heck do we know what we can do. When people... see the light at the end of the tunnel, isn't that just a reaction of the mind? When people carry out holy war... will they receive their 99 Virgins.. Gah x) Now that I think about it, it's very frustrating! I know that I want to live this life to the fullest but there is just something about the afterlife that really sucks you in... Could it really be whatever you want? Could this life just be a passing into that one therefore rendering it a very small step. So hard to tell x) It just seems I'm going around in circles now :E
But yeah, obviously and bluntly; I think that to live this life to the fullest is right as we don't know what the hell we'll get ourselves into later on. xD

So a no from me!

I don't want to die, but I know that I don't fear death. The way I see it, everything happens for a reason, and when I die, they'll be a reason for that to. With my religion, we believe in reincarnation, so only the body dies. The soul lives on.

Also, I keep in mind the episode of FMA when they discover the meaning of 'All is one and one is all". It means that even when someone dies, life goes on. The world won't stop turning. And your life will have made an impact on many others. ^^

Currently? No, of course I don't want to die. There are still a lot of things I want to do I know it's going to happen one day since nothing can live forever, and that's that.