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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:
That's just my views anyway. |
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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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.
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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.
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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! |
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. |
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.
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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? |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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.
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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.
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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. |
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. |
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. -_- |
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." |
Why yes, yes I am. 10 times close to death :(
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a tl;dr post from another forum:
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adding on to it, I'd like to think that Death is just a part of everyday life, effecting some more than others. |
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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