Better? — Banno
Quite often when people are afraid of death, they are even more afraid of life. — unenlightened
No!
Some recognised that life will continue after they are gone, and those left behind will have to deal with it. — Banno
So yes, we do know what happens after you die. — Banno
Anything I can think of as meaningful is within my consciousness, which is lost when we die. — I-wonder
The night my cat died, she came to me. There were no indications that she was going to die. But she just sat at the foot of my bed and stared at me. I had no idea I truly meant anything to her, and I just laughed and thought it was absurd, the way she was staring at me.
In her sleep she began running, and I laughed again. Silly cat. In the morning she was lifeless, still in the pose as if she was running. — neonspectraltoast
Basically, I find losing all this beautiful experience, and the potential to experience things in the future, terrifying and heartbreaking. — I-wonder
You don't know what your death will be like. — ZzzoneiroCosm
I don't know what my lunch will be like, either. — Banno
I am clearly and explicitly talking about "people who are afraid of death" — unenlightened
It's not your man's fault if people don't take his advice. Quite often when people are afraid of death, they are even more afraid of life. — unenlightened
How can I feel tranquil about losing all value in existing, in losing consciousness itself and forever? — I-wonder
She was old, and you're a goddamned fool. — neonspectraltoast
guess being more ready to it is the positive side to it. I feel like I'm accepting it slowly.
Then somehow things get repeated, I'm in a battle with myself.
But the discussion here helped tremendously to see my problem through others' lenses. — I-wonder
Death is a lot like lunch - if you've never had a lunch. — ZzzoneiroCosm
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