We all wish the song would never end. We all wish there were no difficult decisions and we all wish we didn't have to make them. We all wish there was an Atlas and that we didn't have to carry the weight of the world alone on our shoulders. But life is not a matter of wishes or dreams; life is about facing reality and making the tough decisions we don't want, and if one of us stumbles and makes the world fall, it affects all of us. Death is considered by many to be unfortunate, but it doesn't have to be. We have a choice, as a species and as individuals. We can realize that the power is in our hands to ensure a dignified death for those who suffer, who have no respite in sight and seek refuge in eternal nothingness. Or we can ignore this power and, in doing so, condemn ourselves to misery and suffering, to meaningless lives and the desecration of personal freedom. The moment of choice has not just arrived; we have lived there for decades. For the United States to maintain its integrity and for its citizens to maintain their dignity, we must legalize euthanasia worldwide