You know when you sign up for a streaming service and you accidentally pick the “lifetime membership” plan? That’s a commitment. A whole life order is the legal version of that—except you can’t cancel it, and you definitely won’t be binge-watching your favorite shows from a sofa.
In daily life, we make “whole life” promises too. Your grandma might say, “I will love you for my whole life.” That’s sweet. A judge saying, “You will stay in prison for your whole life,” is the opposite of sweet. It’s the most severe punishment our legal system can hand down.
