Are you scared of death?

Insane Guest · 02-26-2013, 06:11 PM

Even though I am still young, I welcome it with open arms, if it's time for me to go, than so be it. There is something else attached to our being, I don't think life comes to an end, it's when you are at peace.

The only reason I fear it is the impact it has on the living, it hurts to lose someone.

The human body is fragile, as djc pointed out, it can happen at anytime, but you don't know when. If you are conscious of death, of course you will fear it, it hurts to think that it comes to an end, because when you think of it, you associate it with all the great things in your life.

Don't think to far ahead, because even though the days go by, time is nothing but a man made concept that is meant to keep us on a straight line. Look at it as a plain, live and explore, be fearless and live in this crazy f'ed up beautiful world with the rest however you want to. We all know it comes to an end, but why fear it, if it's inevitable.

CanwllCorfe · 02-26-2013, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

This, exactly.

Thirded. If I feel like I experienced at least the majority of what I want to, then I'll welcome it gladly.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-26-2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CanwllCorfe

Thirded. If I feel like I experienced at least the majority of what I want to, then I'll welcome it gladly.

So I'm assuming at the moment, you're scared of death?

Trollheart · 02-26-2013, 06:49 PM

I'm a lot more scared of it now than I was ten years ago. Reason being, I now have to think not only of myself but of my sis (yes, that again!) --- if I die, there is no-one who will take on the responsibility/burden of looking after her, so I worry constantly what would happen if one of life's pairs of dice comes up snake eyes for me? I mean, it could be anything: hit by a bus, random attack in the street by some crazy guy, heart attack, SADS, getting mauled to death by wild dogs when crossing the outback (okay, not that one) --- just too many things that could happen.

I hope that I live to a reasonable age and that, to be fair, she goes before I do, because the pressure of living for another person often comes close to cracking me. I mean, suppose I saw some kid cross the street and a truck bearing down on them? Most of us would probably try to save the child, heedless of our own safety. Me, I'd have to think of my sister and that makes me both selfish and pragmatic at the same time. I'll never be a hero.

So yeah, I fear dying, but more due to what I'd be leaving behind than what I'd be going to, and more for her than for me.

Thanks, Fluff: I'm all on edge now!

Again.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 02-26-2013, 06:59 PM

Haha sorry TH

it's not the most uplifting thread in the world I agree. Yeah I get you mate, that makes sense, tbh I'm fortunate in that right now I have no responsibilities so I guess I fear death for different reasons.

BTW, my real name is Martin. Seems like Fluff/Fluffy has stuck now though. Ah well, better than Bell-end.

CanwllCorfe · 02-26-2013, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

So I'm assuming at the moment, you're scared of death?

No. I'd just get upset because I don't feel like I've done enough things. But if it actually came to be that I knew I was going to die, meh. I'll live.

Guybrush · 02-26-2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

Well

I'm petrified personally. I think about it a lot, I also think about how quickly time has gone (I'm still young), it's scary. I was in bed the other night and couldn't fall asleep and I was thinking about how quickly time goes and how the things we don't expect to get here eventually do get here; I remember being in year 2 of primary school and thinking my exams in year 4 were ages away but they still came. Becoming a teenager, leaving school, turning 18, getting married, having kids etc... they all happen eventually, then I thought of my death being here before I know it and started panicking

What about you guys?

It's not really something I think about a lot, but when I do, I'm more concerned for the people I leave behind rather than for myself. I'll be dead so what do I care if I'm gone? I'm not the one who has to live on after my death.

Alfred · 02-26-2013, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

I'm more saddened about the things I'll never get to do rather than dying itself.

Yeah, that.

I'm not afraid of dying. I always thought that high school was going to be the best four years of my life when I was younger. At this point, I'm just about ready to move on and I look forward to University, which I am now convinced is going to be the best four years of my life (or at least the most exciting).

Death is still a long way away off for me (I hope), and as long as I have something to look forward to in life, I'm not worried.

**Janszoon** · 02-26-2013, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

Yeah, that.

I'm not afraid of dying. I always thought that high school was going to be the best four years of my life when I was younger. At this point, I'm just about ready to move on and I look forward to University, which I am now convinced is going to be the best four years of my life (or at least the most exciting).

Death is still a long way away off for me (I hope), and as long as I have something to look forward to in life, I'm not worried.

I really hope the best four years of your life don't occur within the first quarter of it. What a depressing thought.

Engine · 02-26-2013, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I really hope the best four years of your life don't occur within the first quarter of it. What a depressing thought.

Yeah, really. On the other hand, are there ever really going to be a best four years? There can't possibly be a set time in one's life to have the 'best years'. Looking back, being young was fun, and looking forward, being old seems fun. But neither of those things really exist. Not today.

Looking forward or back in time for happiness seems like a guarantee of never being happy. It also means that you're not happy now, which is all that really matters.

To answer the original question: No, not at all. Life is cool but death doesn't seem bad either.

02-26-2013, 06:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	I'm a lot more scared of it now than I was ten years ago. Reason being, I now have to think not only of myself but of my sis (yes, that again!) --- if I die, there is no-one who will take on the responsibility/burden of looking after her, so I worry constantly what would happen if one of life's pairs of dice comes up snake eyes for me? I mean, it could be anything: hit by a bus, random attack in the street by some crazy guy, heart attack, SADS, getting mauled to death by wild dogs when crossing the outback (okay, not that one) --- just too many things that could happen. I hope that I live to a reasonable age and that, to be fair, she goes before I do, because the pressure of living for another person often comes close to cracking me. I mean, suppose I saw some kid cross the street and a truck bearing down on them? Most of us would probably try to save the child, heedless of our own safety. Me, I'd have to think of my sister and that makes me both selfish and pragmatic at the same time. I'll never be a hero. So yeah, I fear dying, but more due to what I'd be leaving behind than what I'd be going to, and more for her than for me. Thanks, Fluff: I'm all on edge now! Again. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

02-26-2013, 06:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Even though I am still young, I welcome it with open arms, if it's time for me to go, than so be it. There is something else attached to our being, I don't think life comes to an end, it's when you are at peace. The only reason I fear it is the impact it has on the living, it hurts to lose someone. The human body is fragile, as djc pointed out, it can happen at anytime, but you don't know when. If you are conscious of death, of course you will fear it, it hurts to think that it comes to an end, because when you think of it, you associate it with all the great things in your life. Don't think to far ahead, because even though the days go by, time is nothing but a man made concept that is meant to keep us on a straight line. Look at it as a plain, live and explore, be fearless and live in this crazy f'ed up beautiful world with the rest however you want to. We all know it comes to an end, but why fear it, if it's inevitable.

02-26-2013, 06:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Haha sorry TH it's not the most uplifting thread in the world I agree. Yeah I get you mate, that makes sense, tbh I'm fortunate in that right now I have no responsibilities so I guess I fear death for different reasons. BTW, my real name is Martin. Seems like Fluff/Fluffy has stuck now though. Ah well, better than Bell-end.