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A long-lived botanist and ecologist, on his 104th birthday, he made a decision, and this decision was the last of his life, he chose euthanasia.
The scientist once said that in his life, there are too many things to fulfill, and very few things to be unhappy, but he chose to end his life not because his life was unhappy.
But why did this scientist who has always preserved life choose to euthanize at the age of 104?
1. Goodall's life.
The renowned botanist was called David Goodall, and the "Goode" in Goodall's name echoes the "David" in his name, David is a king in the Bible who wanted people to be happy, and the "Goode" in Goodall is also the word in the Bible to describe God's infinite mercy.
The life of this botanist is also an unhappy biography, but there are countless things that have fulfilled the life of Goodall, who devoted his life to the study of plants and made great contributions to plants.
In 1921, Goodale was born in Melbourne, Australia, to an old family, and Goodall's mother was a very kind person and a teacher, which allowed Goodale to receive a good education from an early age.
Goodall's father was a pastor, and he also lived under the faith of God, and Goodale and his brother were very good in school, and the brothers kept their grades very good, but Goodale was full of troubles in life.
Because unlike other children, Goodale and his brother are very good students, especially Goodall, from the first day of school, he has been using his excellent grades to prove his ability, but he has aroused the jealousy of many people because of such excellent performance, which makes Goodale feel very annoyed.
This troubles continued until he graduated from high school, when Goodall's college entrance examination results were very good, and everyone thought that Goodale would definitely go to the University of Sydney, and the University of Sydney also sent a letter to Goodale about admission, but Goodale did not choose the University of Sydney.
Instead, he chose the University of Melbourne, because the Chancellor of the University of Sydney and the Chancellor of the University of Melbourne are good friends, and they often drink together and talk about the school, and once they talked about Goodell's situation, and when the Chancellor of the University of Sydney knew that Goodale was going to the University of Melbourne, he immediately said to the Chancellor of the University of Melbourne: " Goodall's student will suffer a lot, and his research on plants is not so thorough, which is really very good, you must find an opportunity to persuade him to come to the University of Sydney. ”
When the president of the University of Sydney heard this, he immediately returned to the University of Sydney, and took out a letter of admission, and then asked Goodall's brother to ask Goodale to ask for it, but Goodall's brother also did not like this approach, he thought that a person's choice should be decided by himself, so he refused the invitation of the University of Sydney, and Goodale was also very angry, he felt that this incident made him very hurt, and it also caused his relationship with his brother to become more delicate.
2. Goodall's situation.
Goodale was born in Melbourne in 1921, during the Great Depression in Australia, so Goodall's parents named him David because in this very difficult period, they hoped that their children could become the gospel of all beings, and the "Goode" in Goodall's name also means God, and the family in which Goodale was born also believed in God very much.
Goodall's parents were teachers, and his father was a priest, and it was for this reason that Goodale had excellent grades when he was in school, and he was very in-depth in his research on plants, so he always wanted to go to a very good school for further study, and the University of Sydney was also a famous university in Australia at that time.
Goodall's brother, like him, was very intelligent, but he was very interested in God's affairs, so he chose to study theology, and Goodale chose botany.
Many people think that Goodall's choice is very correct, but in Goodall's heart, he is very dissatisfied, he thinks that his brother's choice is very correct, because his brother is rarely interested in plants, but he chose the major of botany, which makes him very unhappy, because in Goodall's heart, he likes God very much, and he thinks that God is a kind being.
But botany has nothing to do with God, so Goodale has always been very contradictory, as time goes by, when Goodale goes to high school, he gradually makes great achievements in learning, after graduating from high school, he decided to be admitted to college, but when Goodale chose college, he was full of contradictions because of the different choices from his brother.
After the president of the University of Sydney knew Goodall's choice, he decided to persuade Goodale to study botany at the University of Sydney, but Goodale was very disgusted with this approach, he felt that his choice was correct, and the president of the University of Sydney in order to persuade Goodale, but also deliberately let Goodall's brother do the work, which made Goodale even more dissatisfied, he felt that the president of the University of Sydney should not do this, when the president of the University of Sydney knew Goodall's idea, he did not give up, but continued to persuade Goodall, which made Goodale very depressed, he felt that the University of Melbourne he chose was correct, and the University of Sydney was not a good school。
3. Long-lived scientists choose euthanasia.
Goodale quickly made his mark in this field when he studied botany at the University of Melbourne, where he was very knowledgeable and he used what he learned to improve his knowledge in many ways, and he also made a great contribution to the conservation of plants.
In the practice of plant observation, Goodale also found a lot of interesting phenomena, and he also made a lot of contributions to the environment of plant reproduction, which also made him go further in the study of plants, and later Goodale also went to the University of Sydney for research, and served as a botany teacher in this school for a period of time, and later he went to London for research.
Goodall's research on plants, he must have gained a lot, but he was also stimulated a lot in the research, he thought that plants in the process of growth, can perceive the external environment, this phenomenon made Goodale very surprised, but also because of this phenomenon, Goodale has always been full of interest in plant research.
Goodale has always respected life very much, he thinks that what suits him is the best, he doesn't want to live very long, but he chooses to live very long, just like plants, Goodale has been committed to the study of plants, but he has not made any interference with plant life.
So Goodall's research on plants is very sufficient, but Goodale has never had a family of his own, he has been accompanied by his family, spent his life, but in 2009, Goodale was rejected by this university because of his age, his daughter rushed back from the United States, wanted to take Goodale to the United States, but Goodale refused his daughter's help, he thought that he had always been Australian, and his research on plants had not been completed, so Goodale decided to stay in Australia for plant research, and he also bought a small house, but this house is very expensive, so when he bought the house, he asked his daughter to help pay for it.
Goodale and his daughter have a very good relationship, his daughter also calls Goodale from time to time to bring some things to Goodall, but after Goodale sees his daughter, he is very unhappy, he thinks that his daughter pays too much attention to him, which makes Goodale very annoyed, he feels that his daughter is too lively, and Goodale has always been alone in the process of observing plants, in a solitary environment, he feels very comfortable, but when his daughter comes, Goodale feels very depressed.
On Goodall's 104th birthday, he decided to go to Switzerland, because there is no ban in Australia, and Goodale still cares about human dignity very much, so he took his daughter to Switzerland, and the local doctor made some inquiries before agreeing to Goodale to euthanasia, when Goodall's daughter heard the news, she was very reluctant, she felt that her father could live very long, but Goodale was full of expectations for death, Goodale listened to "Ode to Joy" before euthanasia This song, and then passed away peacefully.
epilogue
Goodale is not without his own will, but because his body has no strength, he can only rely on the help of others, and Goodale has no other requirements, just want to make his life more dignified, he has always been very respectful of plant research, but his respect for his own life is the same.