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I guess the average person does think about death from time to time, especially if it's a near death experience. Though, I really have to wonder, does anyone really, really think about death?
I'm not talking about the spoonfed version of death that was shoved down our throats as children. I'm talking about thinking about death without the constraints of religion or metaphysical theories. I'm talking about the root of death.
It took me a minute to get my head wrapped around what happens to us after we pass. I finally was able to comprehend if there was no afterlife~then all we have is this life. When we die, we die. Just like animals, and we stop existing. There's nothing else after death, just blackness. Knowing that my whole existence is just this one life, and when that's gone there's nothing. It's quite sobering.
It is kinda scary that after we pass our lives are nothing, we are nothing, and that's it. I guess the finality of it all really kinda makes me kinda glad that I mostly have no regrets in life, but the sheer fact that there's nothing more makes me a little sad. I could be wrong, and I hope I am.
For all those Christians or spiritual people out there, I can see where you're coming from. Your faith is what makes you believe in the afterlife, I guess that's smart, what have you got to lose? If you're correct then you have "eternal life," if you're wrong, you won't know.
Try thinking about when you die and that's it. I know it sounds easy to do, but really wrap your mind around the fact that this is it forever. Like I said, it makes me sad. I am not afraid of dying, I just don't want to leave my loved ones alone. The saddest part to me is when two people love each other very much, and they only have each other, and one of them passes, the other one with only memories and pain, and the good times. Knowing you're leaving a loved one alone in this world hurts me more than anything. I sometimes think is it worth loving for the short amount of time I'm here? And my answer is always yes. We always equate hurt with rejection, breakups, etc. No one really realizes the real pain is leaving those loved ones to fend for themselves in this shit filled world. I hate it, I really hate it. I've come to realize that this is what it's all about. Live your life, love who you love, and do no harm to others. For no one knows when they will perish. Only the "lucky" or unlucky few who know they're dying probably are more in tune with what I am saying.
I've been on this Earth for 39 years, and I feel if I were to expire tomorrow, or as I type this, that my family will be well taken care of emotionally and financially. I would love to see my children graduate from high-school and college, and I really want to be there when they get married, that's the wish of all parents. It is my hope that everyone here is able to see all of that, and leave this short life on their own terms, or as close as they can get. Love those close to you, call those family members you don't get along with and tell them you love them. Reach out to alienated friends, and let them know you love them. Hug your children as much as you can, and tell them you will always love them no matter what. It's all we can do.
I'm not talking about the spoonfed version of death that was shoved down our throats as children. I'm talking about thinking about death without the constraints of religion or metaphysical theories. I'm talking about the root of death.
It took me a minute to get my head wrapped around what happens to us after we pass. I finally was able to comprehend if there was no afterlife~then all we have is this life. When we die, we die. Just like animals, and we stop existing. There's nothing else after death, just blackness. Knowing that my whole existence is just this one life, and when that's gone there's nothing. It's quite sobering.
It is kinda scary that after we pass our lives are nothing, we are nothing, and that's it. I guess the finality of it all really kinda makes me kinda glad that I mostly have no regrets in life, but the sheer fact that there's nothing more makes me a little sad. I could be wrong, and I hope I am.
For all those Christians or spiritual people out there, I can see where you're coming from. Your faith is what makes you believe in the afterlife, I guess that's smart, what have you got to lose? If you're correct then you have "eternal life," if you're wrong, you won't know.
Try thinking about when you die and that's it. I know it sounds easy to do, but really wrap your mind around the fact that this is it forever. Like I said, it makes me sad. I am not afraid of dying, I just don't want to leave my loved ones alone. The saddest part to me is when two people love each other very much, and they only have each other, and one of them passes, the other one with only memories and pain, and the good times. Knowing you're leaving a loved one alone in this world hurts me more than anything. I sometimes think is it worth loving for the short amount of time I'm here? And my answer is always yes. We always equate hurt with rejection, breakups, etc. No one really realizes the real pain is leaving those loved ones to fend for themselves in this shit filled world. I hate it, I really hate it. I've come to realize that this is what it's all about. Live your life, love who you love, and do no harm to others. For no one knows when they will perish. Only the "lucky" or unlucky few who know they're dying probably are more in tune with what I am saying.
I've been on this Earth for 39 years, and I feel if I were to expire tomorrow, or as I type this, that my family will be well taken care of emotionally and financially. I would love to see my children graduate from high-school and college, and I really want to be there when they get married, that's the wish of all parents. It is my hope that everyone here is able to see all of that, and leave this short life on their own terms, or as close as they can get. Love those close to you, call those family members you don't get along with and tell them you love them. Reach out to alienated friends, and let them know you love them. Hug your children as much as you can, and tell them you will always love them no matter what. It's all we can do.
