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Originally Posted by The Necromancer
I've been told it's like drowning...if you fight it, it's terrible and painful, but if you actually relax into the whole thing, it can be quite pleasant and enjoyable.
The thing that causes the most pain is the attachment to loved ones we leave behind, wondering how our loss will affect them.
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I know you meant no harm, but such statements are not helpful in dispersing the fear of death ....
I have huge respect for the late Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. My first experience (of her) was reading a quotation of hers. It must be 30 years or more since I read those words and they've stayed with me ever since ...
Many of the patients have spoken of the peace they experienced; beautiful, indescribable peace - no pain, no anxiety. They tell us that all that matters, is how much you have loved, how much you have cared and if you know these things then you cannot possibly be afraid of death
If you know anyone who is frightened of dying, these wonderful words will help them enormously. And the wisdom therein can help everyone order their lives in the right way.
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All this talk of religion, but it's how you live your life that is the all-important thing.
If you set out each day to do all the goodness and kindness that you can, and to do no harm to man or beast, then you are walking the highest path.
And when your time is up, if you can leave the earth a better place than you found it, then yours will have been a life well lived.
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