Mara's right...

It IS only our lives. And lets be honest, collectively we didn't have much of a life before this, so we're not missing anything.

Quickly, here's an article that gave me a little hope. Read it!
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/04/specter.scotus.ap/index.html

Oh, and read the onion, it will make you smile, if only for a while.