This is something that has been on my mind recently, and I'm curious as to how differing beliefs help people to interpret the concept of death. After all, death is truly a mystery, no matter what we believe. I feel, also, that at a certain level there is a measure of fear about the unknown.
I'm not speaking of fear of a resultant afterlife, so please consider this before quoting what I already know the various religions believe happens after death. I'm speaking of the fear of loss of your present world, of all the things you currently know. The familiar, which is this life, is all that we have to base our experience on, so I feel there has to be an intrinsic vulnerability we face when we accept the idea that what is now, for all of its flaws, is precious to us and will one day be gone.
Taking this into consideration, do you feel that your belief system provides adequate preparation and comfort for the inevitable loss? Do you feel emotionally well prepared by your beliefs?
2007-08-02
17:47:53
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Jack B, sinistral
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