Death... Should it be embraced, feared, both, other?

[SaetonChapelle]

Fearing it does nothing. However mankind has a fear of death. It is why we keep creating new medicines, new ways of living that will increase our mortality. And that's normal and should be expected. I assume very few people in the population "wish" to die. It's not in our nature to head towards death.

You can fear it as much as you want, but you should also embrace the life you have. A humans life is barely a blip in the universe's time. Just be happy with what you have and enjoy your time.

 

[Rawne1980]

I don't embrace it but it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

I know it's coming one day and worrying or fearing it won't change that.

Don't get me wrong I do like living and there are things I have left to do before taking my rightful place as the ruler of hell.

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

I try to shrug off the concept of death. Yeah it sucks, but that's the downside to being an organic life form. Worrying about it and freaking out won't do anything about it.

So unless I'm in a life or death situation I try not to think about it.

 

[AKDread]

I think it should be respected and embraced

 

[Terratina.]

Death gives life meaning. Who wants to live forever? Not something to be actively pursued, of course like the Order of the Long Death.

 

[Ledan]

You should learn to accept that you will die.
Then you should learn to accept that people you love will die before you.

"captcha: step back" and take a broader view on it.

 

[phantasmalWordsmith]

I'd like to hope that one day, no one will have to die until they are ready. I hope at least.

Personally, I think that death is something to be feared. The fear of death is just the most basic of survival instincts and I do want to live for a long time; I want to see the future the changes and see if we reached a point in our culture where we had made enough mistakes to learn from them and become trouble free. I want to see, I want to know but sadly, the odds are against me. One day I'll have to face my mortality but until then...

Life is too good to die.

 

[snappydog]

I agree with those who say death shouldn't be feared, but dying is a pretty scary idea on account of the fact that it could hurt, a lot... There's stuff I don't wanna leave behind, but I'm only going back to wherever I was before I was born, and that wasn't overly troublesome.

 

[Badong]

I don't exactly 'embrace' death; God knows that the last time I did that I did pushed waaaay too far and almost cocked up my one chance at life. No, I treat the ever-present threat of death to anyone as a kick to live life to the fullest in accord to my own values and philosophy. I'm afraid of it, sure, because of the chance that I might be sent to eternal damnation because of arbitrary bullshit, or just the plain anxiety of finding out what's on the other side - or if there IS an other side.

Eh, even more reason to keep at it!

 

[ChocoFace]

I say fear it, but more in the sense of "try to avoid it when your life is in danger," than "piss your pants as it could happen any moment."

You have no reason to really think about it anyway. As a quote i once read (more or less) goes: "Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not."
Also something by Isaac Asimov: "Life is pleasant, death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome"

So yeah, try not to think about it too much, as it won't matter either way: everyone dies some day.

 

[Rastien]

Meh death is to be accepted.

Its inevitable, simple as that.

No matter what we do or try were gonna die and everyone we love, know and care about will die to, just the way it is.

So enjoy your time with them it won't last forever.

 

[bafrali]

It is inevitable so no point in fearing it. What intrigues me is what comes after it.

Also flesh is overrated.

 

[Anachronism]

The prospect of nothingness, of ceasing to exist, just terrifies me.

That's the frightening bit about it for me. Still, it's inevitable, and while it is scary, there's no point being afraid of it, because there's nothing you can do. Quite apart from anything else, I would rather be dead than old, decrepit and senile. I've seen the effects of Alzheimer's first hand, and I will not end up like that.

I won't embrace death, but I will accept it, assuming it comes at the appropriate time. If it comes and I'm not ready, I'll leave this world the way I came into it: kicking and screaming, and I'll defy it to the end.

Who wants to live forever anyway?

 

[Galletea]

I think it's something you should respect. Fearing the inevitable is foolish, and embracing it is ignoring more important things. Knowing it's there and doing what you can to keep it at bay, while maintaining a life seems the way to go.

 

[dementis]

Dying doesn't bother me, pain does. As long as I don't die painfully I don't really mind. We're all going to die anyway. I just hope I live long enough to get a robotic leg.

 

[dudycat1]

i'm not scared of death i'm more scared of the dying part as it might be painful and strangely enough i don't like pain.

 

[Ranylyn]

You only live once.

Living in fear would utterly suck.

Everything dies eventually. it's one of only two inevitibilities in this world. The other being taxes.

Don't be in any rush to die, but don't fear it. Live your life with as few regrets as possible. Cherish your relationships since, one way or another, death comes for everyone. Don't be afraid to take calculated risks, but don't be a reckless berserker.

This is my take on it. And for the record, I've been hospitalized for things that almost killed me more than once. So yeah. I'm not just trying to be some preachy person. This is my genuine experience after being faced with the prospect of dying a few times. But I was also suicidal for 6 years, and looking back, that was also stupid.

I've found my reasons to live. One of them is my love - and if she dies before me, I'll carry on for our children. That's just how life is. No one can live forever, so it's important to appreciate what we have and work hard to not lose it.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

For an atheist, death shouldn't be something to be scared of, at all. Any atheist who is afraid of death doesn't understand what "ceasing to exist" really means.

So yeah, I'm not afraid of death at all. I'm afraid of dying painfully though. But it's not the death itself, its what comes before it. I imagine if I'm in agony I'll want death to hurry the fuck up.