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Originally Posted by Engine
I contemplate my death every day. Like a samurai. Not that I want to die but I know it's coming anytime and, for me, thinking about it makes it easier for me to live happily.
To answer your questions: no death preference, no music, no journaling, no loved ones, no final communication. Just goodbye. The thought of my death is what makes my life interesting because everything I love only matters while I'm alive.
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In other words, the only thing you want to leave behind for those who are soon to follow are the memories you shared with them in life? I like that; it's simple. It's pretty. Ultimately, those people will follow, and the memories and memento-mori or whatever sh
it left from anyone will die with them, so I definitely see where you're coming from there.
I also agree that accepting your mortality makes life a lot easier. Not necessarily more meaningful or anything like that, but easier. For instance, you can think you really fu
cked something up on a particular day, but you know deep down it's nothing more than a momentary worry.