Fictional or not, that story feels true.
In many religions life is considered the greatest gift bestowed on you, which is why they consider suicide a mortal sin. For myself I think that even if life is a game that we signed on to play, one of the rules is sticking it out. Quitting just feels wrong.
Incredibly well done, you have a new fan :)
RE: The Man Who Died, Part III : A little Box Called Pandora