What he said. Mostly because I can do things if I'm alive...Marter said:
Wow, I feel like my purpose in life is to Get Shit Done now...0.o
Why do you fear death?
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Wow, I feel like my purpose in life is to Get Shit Done now...0.o
Actually, I've always been curious about what happens when you die. It's the great mystery type thing. I'm certainly not afraid of it, in fact, I think it might be kind of nice to find out. Then again I was trained as a scientist, so I'm a little screwed up in that regard.
I don't really fear death. Its more like a deadline for life that you don't know when it's up. I hope that I can achieve some things that I'll be proud of before I die and if I could I would live in enternal youth forever; but everyone dies. Avoiding that fact is just stupid and will only cause you be afraid of death.
Memento mori
Memento mori
Dying itself, I'm not afraid of. It's how I will die that has me concerned. Well, okay I am slightly afraid of dying in that it's unknown what it will seem like from our point of view just before it happens.. what we see, what we feel, etc.
Otherwise, I'm not bothered by it. I even know my funeral song
Ordinary Day, by Great Big Sea.
Otherwise, I'm not bothered by it. I even know my funeral song
Ordinary Day, by Great Big Sea.
I fear death because it doesn't really give much warning. There's a lot I want to do before I go, and knowing how easily it is to die (even if you don't do anything), it gets kinda freaky at times.
Well i like living. living is pleasurable but sometimes tough. Death is nothing. I dont want to be forgotten ever. I want to be something big, im sure most people want that. And knowing that it probably wont happen and ill end up being a normal guy who is born, goes to school, gets a job, retires and then dies just doesnt sound like the kind of life i want. so I fear death because I'm afraid that in the end nothing I've ever done will have mattered and that if i was never here the world wouldnt have changed at all
Philosophically i don't feel any reason to fear death.
Realistically... being forgotten, or dying without achieving anything of any significance scares me.
I'm not religious either, so there is nothing exciting about death, and no reason to look forward to death.
I suppose, as long as I consider living to be more enjoyable than rotting in the ground, I will value life, and thus fear death.
If my life ceased to be at all interesting, I assume i would no longer fear leaving it.
maybe fear isn't the right word.
Realistically... being forgotten, or dying without achieving anything of any significance scares me.
I'm not religious either, so there is nothing exciting about death, and no reason to look forward to death.
I suppose, as long as I consider living to be more enjoyable than rotting in the ground, I will value life, and thus fear death.
If my life ceased to be at all interesting, I assume i would no longer fear leaving it.
maybe fear isn't the right word.
To a certain extent, that is bullshit. Yes, everybody is afraid of death, when it's not on their own terms. I'm terrified of let's say getting hit by a bus tomorrow, because there is so much still for me to experience. However, maybe in 60 years time, when i'm old, I can definitely see myself feeling like it's time to go. Also, most people are afraid of the pain associated with death rather than death itself. There's also the fear of the unknown to consider, which is human nature.dathwampeer said:
I have no reason to fear death, only that which comes after it. Which for me, being a atheist, is nothingness. I fear nothingness.
Well, when I die, I'll go to heaven, so there isn't much reason to be afraid of dying. Of course, I've still got alot of things to do here, so I wouldn't want to go there just yet.
No reason to fear death.
I fear dying.
When you're dead, you cease to exist, so there's nothing to worry about.
Of course, this isn't something to look forward to either.
Now, the process of dying can be pretty scary, though.
Especially if it's painful or otherwise excruciating, like drowning.
That shit terrifies me.
I fear dying.
When you're dead, you cease to exist, so there's nothing to worry about.
Of course, this isn't something to look forward to either.
Now, the process of dying can be pretty scary, though.
Especially if it's painful or otherwise excruciating, like drowning.
That shit terrifies me.
This.sheogoraththemad said:
I'd be afraid of painful, slow death. I'd fear for my family and friends (not that I think I'm very important, they couldn't live without me. I don't want them to be sad).
And I'm afraid my funeral won't go the way I'd want it.
And this is how I'd want it (concept is still in works
I don't want to be buried in a cemetery. I want to be buried on a patch of land reserved for me and my family. When I'm buried, I want a tree to be planted on me (marijuana plant is also an option). So when time passes, the tree grows giving a "timelapse" of my death. So my tree would be the biggest, tallest. And my great great great children's trees would be small.
That, or launched into space.
Second, the funeral: dress code should be funky, funny, nude, serious... anything goes.
I don't want ANY religious speeches, I'd want everyone to say something. Don't care if it's someones philosophy on life, death, God, god, gods... as long as it's from the heart, HONEST ("He was funny, but could be the biggest asshole" - everyone laughs).
I want music! From teary eyed classical music, to funky 70s porn music.
I want it to be a party! Don't just bury me, and then leave me there while you go drinking your asses off. Pour a drink in my soil, throw a bud, tell jokes like I'm still there, for the last time. Make jokes at my expense. Laugh, cry, laugh at people crying for me, then cry for me so they laugh at you.
Also, make the same party annually.
Celebrate my life by celebrating my death. If all these happen, then I don't have any reason to fear death.