"We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal... in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live"

This quote by Peter McWilliams is a pointer of the power of option that human beings have. We have the capability to end our lives at any time, something that no other animal has. This is a gift, like the ability to laugh and blush, that we must be grateful for. Nevertheless, by not exercising the choice of suicide, we are making the mindful decision to live. This quote is a suggestion that life is a choice and that we have the power to select how we live it. It is a reminder that we should be grateful for the present of life and the power of option that we have.