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Swolligator February 14th, 2011 5:26 PM

I myself do not fear death.

Richard Bach once said: "Here is the test to find out whether your mission on Earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't." Shakespeare too: here
I agree with both, we all have our reasons for being on the Earth, I do not fear death because then I know that my job here is done.

Socrates too:
Quote:

Now as you see there has come upon me that which may be thought, and is generally believed to be, the last and worst evil. But the oracle made no sign of opposition . . . I regard this as a proof that what has happened to me is a good, and that those of use who think that death is an evil are in error . . . . Let us reflect in another way, and we shall see that there is great reason to hope that death is a good, for one of two things:--either death is a state of nothingness and utter unconsciousness, or, as men say, there is a change and migration of the soul from this world to another. Now if you suppose that there is no consciousness, but a sleep like the sleep of him who is undisturbed even by the sight of dreams, death will be an unspeakable gain. . . . Now if death is like this, I say that to die is gain; for eternity is then only a single night. But if death is a journey to another place, and there, as men say, all the dead are, what good, O my friends and judges, can be greater than this? . . . What would not a man give if he might converse with Orpheus and Musaeus and Hesiod and Homer? Nay, if this be true, let me die again and again. . . . Above all, I shall be able to continue my search into true and false knowledge; as in this world, so also in that; I shall find out who is wise, and who pretends to be wise, and is not. . . . The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways--I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.
We may not know what exists after we die - as its the fear of the unknown that scares many people - but Socrates proves a valid point, why fear death when it could be a gain rather than a loss?

That's just my views anyway.

Serperior February 14th, 2011 5:57 PM

To be honest, I think life is scarier than death, since death is a certainty, but life isn't. I could go on and on about this, but I'm not that type of person...

Sweet Candace February 14th, 2011 5:58 PM

Death happens, you shouldn't be afraid of it. Most people have peaceful deaths; they die in their sleep. Just live your life and when you get close to dying, you can reflect on your life happily.

Livewire February 14th, 2011 6:03 PM

Fear of Death is really a fear or the unknown, which is a primal human fear. Those with powerful convictions, such as the belief in the afterlife, probably look at death in a different manner, seeing as to them it really isn't the end of the road. Death is just another path, one which we all must take.

The Corrupt Plague February 17th, 2011 5:48 PM

No matter what we do in life to avoid it, death is still going to happen eventually since they are both two sides of the same coin. Nature doesn't care if you die in a month, a year, or even a century because everything that begins has an ending. I am not scared of it and if my time is up, then my time is up. To me, the meaning of life is to try to live it the best you can and be an all around good person before death rolls around.

AntiZero February 17th, 2011 6:38 PM

I'm not so much as scared of death as I am of actually dying. It's interesting to think of what it would be like to be dead, which brings up an entirely different psychological topic. As stated before, we fear the unknown instinctively as humans.

But generally, yes, I have a mild form of thanatophobia.

Alice February 17th, 2011 6:56 PM

I've said before that I have a very loose grip on reality... which does include death. I'm not like a daredevil or anything, but I'm so unafraid of death that I almost feel like it isn't even real. That's what my instincts tell me anyway. Luckily, my mind is strong enough to realize that it isn't the case.

Black Ice February 18th, 2011 2:53 PM

I'm not too worried about the concept of death. I think my mind just goes poof and I completely cease to exist anymore. I can't really imagine what that'd be like, but that's fine since I've never died before.

RattataL72 February 20th, 2011 11:51 AM

At funerals I weep for for the pain and loss of the living.

The thought of my death makes me sad for my friends and family but when I'm done I'm done. Hopefully it's quick and in my sleep.

Also, hopefully my student loan is paid off. That doesn't die. Sorry family!

The Noob Hacker February 20th, 2011 6:01 PM

I am one who is afraid of death. I fear what I do not know. I fear the uncertainty. I'll be the first to say that I like living, also I'm not the religious type.

So by that logic the only logical thing to believe is that once you die your mind completely stops and you have no conscious thought.

What this means to me is that inevitably one day I will forget everything and not be able to think. Simply, death means the end of everything to me.

Because of this I am torn. On one side, I am in the belief that because nothing happens after death, nothing matters. This is that stereotypical depressed 10-year-old mentality. The state of mind that states that because you won't remember anything, and nobody else around you will remember anything, and that eventually the entire human race will perish and nobody will remember anything, that nothing matters.

Master Bait February 22nd, 2011 4:49 AM

Death is just a joke. It's just like sleeping in a comfy bed. The only thing that is painful is that when your loved ones crying on you. If I die today I'd rather have an instant death.

Purple Materia February 22nd, 2011 8:02 AM

To be honest, yes and no.

I am kind of afraid of death. I'm more afraid of "what now?" No one is absolutley certain about what happens in the afterlife. Is it like heaven? Is it nothing? Is it something else not covered? Personally, I think that the idea of heaven is to make people less afraid of death. If they know they're going to someplace awesome after they die, why should they be disappointed and afraid of going there?

Esper February 22nd, 2011 8:52 AM

I want to say that death is a part of life, that it's natural, that I accept this and don't worry about it and live my life... but then I see things like the violence in the Mideast or the earthquakes that have been hitting major cities. All those people who died or came so close to dying - it makes me a little scared that I might die suddenly before I'm ready for it. I'm afraid that I won't get to finish what I've started. I'm not quite sure what that is - I guess you could call it my life - but I want to be at peace when I die and not full of worries.

pokewalker February 22nd, 2011 9:43 AM

Yes and no. I feel like death isn't the end - but still, it is kinda scary that your beloved ones aren't able to see you any more.

ShinyMeowth February 23rd, 2011 1:45 PM

I am not afraid of death, I find it to be a terrible inconvenience. Once you die, that's it. You won't be able to have achieved all your goals, and 60-100 years is not near enough for me to do that. I am planning on saving money to have my body frozen after death, so that I can be resurrected into a cyborg when the technology is advanced enough. After that, once I have finished everything I need to do, I'll just end my life with a feeling of completeness.

Blue Nocturne February 23rd, 2011 3:18 PM

I use death as a motivator. If you know there's an end it spurs you on to live. It's what's made me into the headstrong risk-taker who has written before you. It's what pushed me to get involved with projects that have changed my life, It's what's pushed me to admit to my guy friend I was attracted to him... albeit distantly, "you only live once" and all that.

But... I fear death. Not it happening to me, but more the idea that I just go and thats it; That the world lives on without me. Nonetheless, it's going to happen whether I like it or not, so I may as well just accept it.

As for how I die, I want it to be impressive, not crossing the road or with a freak accident with a toaster. As long as I do good with my life, then fine.

~Darkness~ February 24th, 2011 4:14 PM

I'm not afraid as much as I am curious. I wonder what will happen to me after I die? I believe in Heaven and all that but you can never be to sure.

Captain Hobo. February 25th, 2011 4:43 PM

I am afraid of dieing by murder or car crash or something like that. But, if I am old I won't be because I am a Christain and I will be going to heaven.

Longbottom February 25th, 2011 10:21 PM

Death is part of human life.
When we are born on this earth our death is fixed.
So dont wory about death.
Its totally in the hands of Jesus.

~Ryukaa February 25th, 2011 11:01 PM

Yeah, Death isn't scary for me at the moment.
But I'll probably fear it when I get really close to dying.
But, if it happens, it happens. I hope I die with no regrets, though.

BBA_Beyblader_321 February 25th, 2011 11:02 PM

Afraid of dying? No.
Afraid of HOW i'll die? Now that's a little different.

Ya know, a guy in my class is joining our military, and he said he's not afraid of dying or getting shot. But if he were to die in combat, he'd want to see it coming. He'd want to know whatever it was that killed him. And I agree. I mean anyone at least deserves that much, right? So no, not afraid of death. ... I just don't want to be brutally murdered. -_-

SquirtleGirl February 27th, 2011 4:53 AM

I still get scared of the idea of death. But I'm a strong believer in that there's something after death. You've got to have some faith if you're afraid of death. I also believe in the quote "The trick is to live your life so you will be prepared for death when it comes."

Most of us on this forum are fairly young so its natural that we would be afraid to die now. But if we live to be 80 or 90 and/or were suffering from an illness, death would seem almost welcoming. In the words of J.K. Rowling "Dying would almost be like going to bed at the end of a very long day."

KieronGames February 27th, 2011 9:53 AM

Why yes, yes I am. 10 times close to death :(

Raba February 27th, 2011 9:56 AM

a tl;dr post from another forum:
Spoiler:
What is death? Death is something we will all experience at some point of our lives. What can we do about it? Absolutely nothing, escaping death will be out of our grasp for a long time, possibly forever. Maybe Baba Vanga’s predictions will be right, as she predicted, in 4599, people will achieve immortality. Will we achieve this goal sooner? Later? Never? Death has been surrounding me for the past two years of my life; I don’t know when I’ll die, or how I will die.


Last year, my Uncle, Uncle Walter died. He wasn’t really my Uncle, since he was my Grandmother’s brother, but I thought of him as an Uncle. He was a nice man, he always drove me to school when I needed it most, and provided rides to places when my father had the car. He took us to the airport when we moved from New York to North Carolina, he didn’t even have to do that, but he did. I was sad when he died, because I never really got to talk to him much.


Next, is my Aunt, I really can’t spell her last name at all, so I’ll just call her Auntie. Like my Uncle Walter, I never really got to know her, so I was sad when she died too. I only remember her from faint memories, some of which may not be true. I remember one night, we went on a trip to Pennslyvania, I was probably 7 at the time, so I’m guessing it was a dream, but we went to Auntie’s house for Thanksgiving, I hardly remember anything other than that, so I can’t say anything else.


Finally, my Guinea Pig, Jingle. I love Jingle so much, I’ve had her for about five years now, she’s pretty old, in Guinea Pig years, and she’s starting to act her age, too. She’s not moving at all, the Vet says her hips are going out, and there’s nothing I or they can do about that. Her right eye is cloudy, I’m currently searching for ways to help with that not. The things I’ve seen are, no iron in her diet, this one is the least likely, since I’ve gave her carrots for two days the past week; she has a cold in her eye, she hasn’t sneezed at all, or shown any signs of being sick; the final thing, is cataracts. This is the one I find to be effective, since she’s old, saying Guinea Pig years is human years multiplied by 15, 5 x 15 = 75. So, it would most likely be cataracts. She’s not moving anymore at all, and she’s just sitting there. It’s a sad sight for me, since she was active and playing just a few weeks ago.

The question is what does death mean to you? To me, it means simply this; this is a quote from my friend Xplicitable:

But there comes a time, for human
Animal
plant
micro-organism
When they cease to exist
Nothing in our grasp, can stop this.
We will all die one day.
Sadly that's that.
That's why I'm a Christian
I have hope.


adding on to it, I'd like to think that Death is just a part of everyday life, effecting some more than others.

Dumbo Decus February 27th, 2011 11:20 AM

I don't fear death, not by a long shot. There is nothing exactly for me to be afraid of. Rather I'm afraid of what I would die by, or afraid that I wouldn't get to accomplish my goals in life. Not.. afraid of death.

I may not be afraid of it, but that doesn't mean I'm ready for it. I won't ever be ready, not even close. I'd live forever if the choice was mine. It isn't like I go seeking and hunting out death. I'll let it come to me on it's own terms.


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