9.
No need had he of sword or of bloodshed; for three days he fasted and had a tent put up in his very bedroom.
Then a tub was brought in; he lay in it for a long time, and, as the hot water was continually poured over him, he gradually passed away, not without a feeling of pleasure, as he himself remarked,—such a feeling as a slow dissolution is wont to give.
Those of us who have ever fainted know from experience what this feeling is.
Book: Moral Letters Vol II
Subtitle: Seneca's timeless letters of advice and wisdom.
Author: Seneca
Chapter: On taking one's own life
Location: Chapter 77, Section 9
Content:
9.
No need had he of sword or of bloodshed; for three days he fasted and had a tent put up in his very bedroom.
Then a tub was brought in; he lay in it for a long time, and, as the hot water was continually poured over him, he gradually passed away, not without a feeling of pleasure, as he himself remarked,—such a feeling as a slow dissolution is wont to give.
Those of us who have ever fainted know from experience what this feeling is.