Guys, no matter who you are or where you are, I must tell you... [Real Talk Warning]

Melledoneus··154 votes·5,107 views

Please, treasure your life above all else.

Recently somebody I knew was in a fatal car accident. He had been attending college at the young age of 22, as well, so he still had so much to live for. To think... that we can mess up once in our lives, one small blunder, and we can destroy something irreplaceable in the process. EDIT: Apparently the cause was two cars racing on an Interstate highway that caused a four car collision. I do not know what to make of this news.

Guys, whether you drive or not, if you don't need to take a risk, don't. You can be late for an arrangement or something, but don't speed down a highway mindlessly. Arriving 5 minutes sooner is not worth your life. Not to mention your loved ones, who would be devastated if goodness forbid something like that happened. Sure, there are people who can be kind of unfriendly or a bit of a jerk sometimes, but nobody, NOBODY deserves to lose their life over some ill words or misled actions.

Guys, I'm not asking for pity, or condolences, or anything superficial like that. I just want to remind everyone here that your life is worth so, so much more than you can even imagine. Life is a treasure you must safeguard, because you only get it once.

Stay safe out there, guys. Nothing has more worth than a human life. Especially yours.

125 Comments

RobTheTank42 votes

Driving recklessly (or under influence for that matter) is the real life equivalent of face-checking a bush. Don't do it.

Melledoneus5 votes

It's good to have map awareness at all times. It could save your life.

Virgin Ray4 votes

But I have item 3026 , so what does that mean?

Mhihnj7 votes

That doesn't exist in real life.

S0LST0RMER1 votes

i heard you can get item 3026 on the black market

Handy Sandy 35 votes

that we can mess up once in our lives, one small blunder, and we can destroy something irreplaceable in the process.

Yea.. that one mistake can cost us the hour long game :(

Melledoneus19 votes

That's a good way to put it...

Bob41312 votes

{quoted}

Yea.. that one mistake can cost us the hour long game :(

TFW when that just happened to FW

Astôlfo17 votes

tfw people downvote this for some reason

Melledoneus13 votes

Even if they downvote, I wish that they as well treasure their lives. Nobody deserves such a cruel fate.

Ripikou1 votes

Thats the key though, "Fate". You can't control it, if it's going to happen it's going to happen. You say to not waste life but in an ironic twist if you spend al your time worryin about dying how can you be living? The Lonely Island "YOLO", is a funny song.

Melledoneus6 votes

Technically you have the power to control your fate.

You just have to strive to mold it.

GULAG 4 U8 votes

Meanwhile YouTube comment section think it's okay to tell people to KYS or call each other %%%s. Jesus.

dragon1xx4 votes

Youtube section? You mean the Boards.

GULAG 4 U4 votes

No the boards think it's okay to call all yasuo, riven and vayne mains asshats and autistic. And it's also Okay to have a Nazi-ish attitude towards Yasuo mains.

Melledoneus2 votes

Those are people who do not recognize the weight and power of words.

GULAG 4 U2 votes

Yeah, people in Donald Trump videos casually calling each other cucks....

Melledoneus2 votes

I dunno what a 'cuck' is, but I assume that it's a type of rooster.

GULAG 4 U2 votes

Something around faaggot I guess.

Drugoth8 votes
The Deckowner7 votes

The worst decision I made in my life was to play league.

Melledoneus11 votes

If so, I am so happy for you.

Randomonium7 votes

It's really sad how many people have their life tragically cut short over stupid stuff.

In high school I had multiple classmates either die or get seriously injured in car accidents. One of my really good friends nearly died and had pretty significant brain damage that still to this day affects him. One of my wife's best friends died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 22.

It's just not worth it guys. Be safe out there.

Arakadia6 votes

For this reason I hate the term "Kys". Thats an almost evil thing to wish upon someone, to want them to feel so terrible about themselves them end themselves.

Melledoneus5 votes

Truer words have never been spoken. Casually telling people to kill themselves is horrible.

Pale Pirate5 votes

Here in Greece, we have had 120k dead in accidents in the last 50 years. This is more that the military losses of the last 100 years, including ww1, ww2, and the Greek civil war...

Melledoneus2 votes

I am terribly sad to hear that. It's easy to listen to numbers and say "what a pity," but you have to remember that one day it could be somebody you know and love, which scares me every day.

A Liberal5 votes

I read a statistic a couple years ago that said that if a terrorist attack the scale of 9/11 happened every day (week maybe?) in america, you would still be more likely to die in a car crash.

IPromiseTomorrow5 votes

Stay safe out there, guys. Nothing has more worth than a human life. Especially yours.

You to Melledoneus. I agree with you fully. May you earn happiness for your kind words.

Melledoneus4 votes

Thank you for the sympathizing words, and I wish you a happy journey in this seemingly merciless world.

masterlegendchei5 votes

I feel like there is this under tone of "Don't 1 vs 5 flash into the enemy team" with this thread.

Veltox3 votes

I know damn well how u feel.. A friend hanged himself a few months ago because of drugs and bills.

Melledoneus4 votes

I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope his family and friends found peace after having to experience such a horrible ordeal...

Camp Top3 votes

Take my upvote. Thanks for taking the time to make this

Streetlight Man3 votes

Many of us joke about death, and in my opinion, it isn't a bad or evil act. But that's only the case if we are conscious of the value of every life. Joking about #a# death shows a complete disregard of the value of life, and should be heavily disencouraged

Melledoneus, Thank you for your kind reminder. Even though you did not know this person well, I know you are shocked to some degree, and I hope this does not take a heavy toll.

My condolences go to the family

TNHA Baritone3 votes

And people laugh at me when I say that I don't want to drive....It's not about me trusting myself...it's about me trusting the fools out in the real world.

PC Trash Go Away1 votes

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4th3t0s6 votes

............

Holy shit dude, please show yourself out.

Melledoneus5 votes

I know him around these Boards. I don't like him.

Ripikou1 votes

Remember Harambe

Melledoneus15 votes

This is extremely disrespectful. We are speaking about the unfortunate death of a human being and you reply with that tasteless meme.

You disgust me.

Ripikou1 votes

Thats fine, I don't live on this planet for your approval. Death happens, I'm not going to get bent out of shape over someone YOU didn't even really know. I care about the people I care about. I don't have enough years on this planet to give a fuck about the other 2 billion people... Guess how many died in Africa at the same time your "friend" died. EXACTLY he was no more special then them. Your sentiment is pointless if you are going to care so much about random shit you can't control.

Skins Project5 votes

2 billion???? It's more around 7.5billion

grug1 votes

Legitimate question here.

Do you think the roads would be safer if everyone drove manual cars and less 4WDs/SUVs?

i think they would be.

Melledoneus3 votes

It's regrettable to say that people will find other ways to place themselves and other people in danger. Such people will always exist, and sometimes it takes manslaughter for them to realize what they do is dangerous and wrong.

President Swa1n2 votes

Once driverless cars get integrated into society, I'm hoping that driving will be a lot safer. Apparently the average American driver is involved in an accident every 160,000 miles, while Google's driverless car experienced its first crash more than 1 million miles into testing.

Let's hope.

grug2 votes

{quoted}

Once driverless cars get integrated into society, I'm hoping that driving will be a lot safer. Apparently the average American driver is involved in an accident every 160,000 miles, while Google's driverless car experienced its first crash more than 1 million miles into testing.

Let's hope.

I hope their algorithms are optimised

the Anarchit3cht3 votes

There's a huge moral/ethical dilemma surrounding that. If the car is driving and it can either crash and hit another vehicle, or swerve and merely crash itself and its occupants, what does it decide? Clearly the answer, as voted by most people, would be to swerve and crash itself. But also, those same people said if the car was programed to do that, they would not use it. It's really quite complicated.

Kanzaki Ranko1 votes

i don't really consider my life worth much

it's just get up, work, come home, sleep, rinse and repeat

Melledoneus3 votes

Sometimes it's the little things that hold the most meaning. You are a hard-working person who is consistent and is seemingly content with his success. As long as you are happy and feel you have achieved something, your life has enormous value.

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