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I chose option three. As a human (like other animals), I do desire to achieve pleasure and to avoid pain. So of course I will choose the option with no pain. However, if I do end up the same way as Epicurus – dying from bladder stones or something else painful – I may choose instead to accept my impending demise knowing that I have lived a good life. If I can remain as cheerful as Epicurus was in his last days, I probably wouldn't think of any other option. (Quote from Cassius) Assuming that in …