I find Schopenhauer's "will to live" concept compelling, however lacking some reality. I do agree that behind the physical world that we live in, we all have a strong unconscious desire to live, as everyday, we wake up and go through our day practicing this will, and doing things that add to our desire to exist in this world. However, I think there is a gap in this concept, as Schopenhauer does not seem to consider the conscious desire that some people develop not to live, as they experience trauma and pain in life . He claims that suffering is simply a part of our desire and will to live, and that we should not resist suffering, or else we would be resisting the will of life itself. I think there is a lack of consideration of outside factors that may affect this desire to live for some people. Surely we have an unconscious drive to routinely do things in our day to day lives that keep us alive and well, like eat, drink water, bathe, and sleep, but what about the stress of life when things get hard, or a major traumatic event that has a large impact on ones will to keep pushing through. Suddenly, people in these situations begin to lose their desire, and start lacking in keeping up with routines to make themselves happy and healthy. With mental health being such a prominent subject today, I find there to be a lack of consideration of the impact of mental stress on Schopenhauers concept of "will to live". Suffering is an inevitable aspect of life, and comes in many different forms. In many cases, for someone to come out out stronger on the other side, suffering will be a major part of the healing process, however I think that most suffering is naturally resisted, especially when it has major impacts on ones desires and will to live.