Fear of Death

[_Z_]

Paladin.

Interesting reverse perspective! I would change loads of things in my life – ah hindsight eh!

I try to live as if death does not exist and evil shall not happen [Elysium style], just watching for it out the corner of my eye. It seams the more we contemplate death then the more of a grasp it has on our lives.

Z

[At_the_Wellspring]

Thought I'd just add a little quote I heard somewhere"


"Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever."


I like that one. Live life to the fullest by recognising the reality of death, but this could imply recklessness, so the second part, keep learning every day...keep creating, keep growing, without giving up because of the inevitability of death.

When I was working at my university processing enrolments etc, I was chatting to one man, probably in his 70s who was enrolling to study an arts degree. He already had about 3 or 4 degrees/ masters and a PhD behind him, but he was still keen as anything to start another. I thought that was pretty cool

[Faithfulservant]

My belief is like Inloves I watched a parent die when I was 12.. he was not afraid to die.. but as a parent he was afraid for my mom and sad for us children.. I have the same fear.. Not being here for my kids.. not being able to watch them grow. I suppose that if you know your death is coming that you have to deal with that and I know that God must have helped my dad deal with it and comforted him. I am sure there were many tears shed that I never saw. I do not fear death for me I fear how the loss would affect others that I love, so its like Q in a sense.

[path_of_one]

I like that quote, Wellspring.

And for what it's worth, ATF, I don't think it's strange at all not to fear death, or even to look forward to it in a way. I think it will be this life's last great adventure for me- a transition. I'm curious about it, even a bit excited to be released from some of this life's limitations for a while.

Mind you... I like life a lot and hope I have a lot of time left! There are far more places to see, experiences to have, people to spend time with than I will possibly get done in one lifetime anyway. But I count death as one of those experiences I somewhat look forward to having, though of course I hope I might be able to go through it without too much pain or loss to those around me.

[InLove]

Hi Path--

Good to get on here after a while and see old friends as well as new ones.

I agree (and thanks also to you,Faithfulservant, for your words). Regarding what both of you have said, I, too, look forward to the release, but still feel that there are things unfinished--things I need to do for my loved ones (even those I do not know).

Do y'all think that everyone feels this way? I am a bit of a "perfectionist". At least, that is what I have been told, but somehow I believe that what I have been told, at least this time, is true. So how will I ever "finish" anything?. And if I ever do, then I can peacefully die?

I think the answer is probably, "NO"--I don't mean that I can't die in peace--I mean that when I "die", it won't be because I am done. I think I will pass on when it is my time to pass. And I will still think I have not finished anything. I have not provided properly. But somehow, I think that when that time comes, the answer will come, and it will be something I have always known. It will be that I never could. Sound depressing? Well, some of you know that it isn't at all.

InPeace,
InLove

[truthseeker]

I think of death as a transition from reality as I know it. I used to fear death and the way I'd die, but I had to suck that up because death is more certain than anything else as I live. As I'm writing at this time anything could occur that would ensure my death at this very moment, by wondering of death seems to take away from my life. So I no longer fear death. I don't know if I'm going to heaven or hell or if I'll rebirth or be taken back into the eternal energy source from which I came. Only the dead tell that tale. I am among the realm of physical life so I have much to say about that experience. Physics teaches that energy is not destroyed so though my flesh shall return to the earth and my soul lives in the memories of those who knew me somehow, my spirit has got to go somewhere. When my job here is done, I'll be ready for the journey.

[kabir]

Like the wise man once said (I think it was Viv Stanshall from The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, actually), "Death is just nature's way of telling us to slow down."

Actually though, life is difficult, so it is tempting to assume that death might be some sort of reprieve... the grass is always greener and all that, but it may be that death is not a reprieve at all... I'm reminded of a scene from the film "The Last Temptation Of Christ" where Saul (later to be Paul) is ready to re-kill the recently resurrected Lazarus, but first asks him "What was it like... death?" To which a clearly unimpressed Lazarus replies, "I was a bit surprised... it wasn't all that different."

Just a movie, but not out of the realm of possibility either...

jack

[mee]

if we did not grow old and wear out , and if we did not get ill because of sickness would we want to die ? imagine , would we wake up and say ok i think i want to die today. no ,we would want to live forever if we had perfect health and never grew old it is only sickness and growing old that hinder us . but hey , no worries all that is going to come to its end ,good news indeed ,yipeeeeeeee

He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces. And the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth, for Jehovah himself has spoken [it]....Isaiah 25;8


(Revelation 20:14) And death and Ha´des were hurled into the lake of fire. This means the second death, the lake of fire


(1 Corinthians 15:26) As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing