how do you feel about your own death?

[BlueSky]

I wonder how many babies who are in the process of being born feel fear? Do they feel the same fear that people feel when they are dying? I bet they do, because it's a birth just like death is. Death is a birth. Spiritlite

Wow! Good stuff! Never looked at birth compared to death that way.

[Silver]

Portocala and Xan suggested indirectly that the silence is the natural state. That nothingness that you experience when you are in deep dreamless sleep. Is this the sweet oblivion you refer to ?

Hmmm, I guess I was just thinkingin terms of all of our imaginings are just that, and that when we die, that's the end, the brick wall, nothingness. No consciousness, awake or asleep. Oblivion ~ nothing.

Originally Posted by Neville

Lisa you must have posted at the same time as me,

Am I to understand the event as a time of jubilation to you also?

Was it the Oh Baby or the cheerful emoticon?

YES!

But I bet yours has something to do with the afterlife. Yes?

Hello shepherd,

i'm not going to create a fantasy to look forward to,

It is indeed speculation. and quiet possibly a "fantasy", Does your attitude towards this eventuality have any effect upon how you feel about it?

You indeed enjoy your existence now so is the thought of the inevitable pushed aside, overlooked , somewhere to the back of your mind, suppressed, because it is not relevant now?

In this respect , when the time comes it could be quiet terrifying for you, to that end there may be some merit in cultivating a positive attitude towards death. perhaps more so because none of us really knows when it's our turn.

Good thought provoking responses so far from all,

thankyou.

Another point, a friend of mine said to me they were not bothered about what they didn't get to do this life as they simply would do it in another. This got me thinking and I decided I didn't want to be complacent or apathetic about this life as it might be that there isn't another to jump into and continue.

Also I wonder if people looking forward to the peace when they die are living a life where peace is abit scarce hence the looking forward to the rest. Its the ultimate rest though isnt it? Understandable that people fantasise about dying especially when mentally knackered.

Hello WhiteShaman,

Good stuff! Never looked at birth compared to death that way.

Yes, they are both part of the same cycle. It makes me wonder whether death is a different kind of birth.

t is indeed speculation. and quiet possibly a "fantasy", Does your attitude towards this eventuality have any effect upon how you feel about it?

You indeed enjoy your existence now so is the thought of the inevitable pushed aside, overlooked , somewhere to the back of your mind, suppressed, because it is not relevant now?

In this respect , when the time comes it could be quiet terrifying for you, to that end there may be some merit in cultivating a positive attitude towards death. perhaps more so because none of us really knows when it's our turn.

I have thought about it a lot and whilst there could possibly be some underlying fears in the back of the cupboard somewhere, consciously I don't fear my death unless its a long drawn out affair or very painful and terrifying due to being eaten whilst alive ( sharks etc). I think like most people I would like to just go to sleep and have that last realisation "yes I did it and loved it" maybe a mental punch in the air.

Do you think people would be looking forward to their death if they felt their lives were amazing?

Hi shepherd,

"Understandable that people fantasise about dying especially when mentally knackered."

I think some are physically,emotionally and spiritually exhausted also

Do you think people would be looking forward to their death if they felt their lives were amazing?

No, but some preparation, psychologically speaking may well be helpful.

[BlueSky]

Death I don’t have any real feelings about………but dying, I do.
I will admit that I find myself thinking at times how weird it is that we all will die someday. It’s just weird.
Facing death and dying are 2 totally different things though.
Facing death freaks me out. I have many mixed emotions when I think about that happening. This goes from feelings similar to getting on a roller coaster to feelings of sadness for my life and its relationships ending. I figure that is because I have such a zeal for life and an equal zeal for what may come next.
Some people die without having to face it………………..I wonder if that is a blessing or not. Maybe the act of dying is like when we get off the roller coaster where we have forgotten how scared we were to get on and shout “I want to do it again” lol
James