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This is a nice topic.
I wish to say my opinion about that.
Usually, when I share my mind about death, people who don't know me think I am useless person, while people who know me don't think I am telling the truth, they think I am being cynical and provocateur.
Few former words: I am an extroverted introvert person, somebody who loves to be alone but enjoy people company. I have few really good friends and I avoid useless acquaintances.
Whatever happens after-life, either reincarnation or heaven, I do not care. My belief is more for a soul reincarnation in another form, however I still do not care. My consciousness, namely my thinking mind grown with my personal life experiences and memories, my either conscious or unconscious spiritual being, my awareness, and so on, will be over at the time of death. What happens to my soul after-life is not a matter I should concern about: I am not aware about my soul now and I will be not aware once I am dead and then reincarnated. As I am not aware about the consciousness of previous lives of my soul, I won't be aware for the next one, therefore for my point of view my own consciousness will be turned off at the moment of my death like a bulb with a switch off.
Years ago, I did some professional field researches with hypnotherapist and psychologies about previous lives' memories recalls, and the team didn't find any consistency with the outcome from volunteers (most of them believe in soul's reincarnation). I respect anybody who believes in that, I just report that research result.
I am almost 46 y/o, if I died tomorrow, that would be fine to me.
Since I was early 20s, I believed that life is when we are young: better brain activity, more desire to explore, more physical energy, more curiosity.
I didn't accept the idea to work hard all life in order to prepare a good retirement. I though retirement age is the remanence of life. I decided to enjoy the present and I have done that so far. I am sorry if I am hurting older reader who don't share my mind.
I did a lot in my life for my point of view, I am satisfy with that, and if I die tomorrow, that's ok.
I believe the fear of death is partially due to having spent a life not at its fullest potential.
Another fear of death is due to the unknown. All the religions have strongly played on that fear providing hopes for the after-life.
I do miss my loved people who passed away and I am sure there will be some people who will miss me when I pass away.
Death is a part of life. Grief is a part of life too.
The pain and the grief caused by loved ones' death is a part of life... surely it is tough, but that is the beauty of life: strong emotions, passions, loves that start and others that finish. Life is perfect as it is.
I miss a lot my mom who passed away at 67 years ago because of cancer. After so many years I still dream her, I still miss her.... but I wouldn't want her back: she had her life path, missing her belongs to my life path and it reminds my love for her.
Accepting death as the end, it helps to live life better: you do not wait for the after-life, you do not expect anything, you do not postpone things for later, you enjoy here and now, because later the bulb goes off and nothing happen that you are aware of.
I am sure that majority of people don't agree with me, but believe me, accepting death as the really end of personal consciousness, it helps to be more serene, to cope and face negative and positive events of life, and to live the life at its fullest.
Please accept my deepest apologies to those readers that feel hurt by this post.
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