2006-10-16 14:53:47 · 8 answers · asked by ☻Cool Beans☺ 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
children are afraid of the dark because they don't know what is in that darkness.
as adults, we are afraid of dying and death. well, just the thought of it anyway. we are afraid because we don't know what's going to happen next. as humans, we are not comfortable when we are not in control. anxiety creeps in because we can't do anything about it.
death is not the fearful thing. it's the thought of dying that makes it scary.
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2006-10-16 17:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by jedi_rei 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not necessarily that we should worry, just that it's human nature to worry. We worry about everything we can't control or explain. We worry about what comes after because it's an unknown, just like what came before. People are forever trying to explain the mysteries of existence. While on the one hand it's exhausting because we'll never truly know and will debate till the end of time, on the other hand it's stimulating because it makes you stop and consider the universe at large and you see that there is so much out there besides your self.
2006-10-16 17:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by Bri Liz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We shouldn't, but that's how humans are; it's human nature (for the most part) to be anxious or worried or concerned or superstitious about something that mankind does not know about. As mankind has done so many times in the past, if he has no knowledge about something, he tries to destroy it or utilize it for his own selfish benefit. It is because humans want to know everything in advance (at least for the most part). They want to be prepared for whatever awaits them around the corner, but sometimes, like in the subject of afterlife and death, they get a little bit carried away. There are so many beliefs about death and rebirth and reincarnation and afterlife that it's becoming pointless to choose any one of them, because every other source will say "no! that's wrong! THIS is how it will be: blah blah blah blah blah..." and so on. The point is, we all have our own beliefs and opinions, but in the end, it doesn't really matter at all what your opinions or beliefs are; it's what's actually there and what actually exists that defines the truth.
2006-10-16 15:32:50 · answer #3 · answered by Display Name 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just as birth and death are not for us to choose, so do we have no choice over our worries regarding death. Since there is no choice, we can't do anything about, yet, because we love our life, we worry over death and the uncertainty on what would follow.
There is only one way to minimize our worry - get fully involved in life so as to leave little time to worry over anything other than what needs to be done right now. Leisure and time to kill bring unnecessary worries into our idle mind.
2006-10-16 15:35:37 · answer #4 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our consciouses won't let us stop caring about ourselves and other humans. Most people care about the welfare of others and themselves. It is a good thing not to want to see others in distress.
You have to start to see life as an opportunity to make a difference rather than a chore.
2006-10-16 15:20:23 · answer #5 · answered by Paley Pale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya know Jessica, sometimes you just have to take a deep breath.
2006-10-16 15:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by allsphears 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fear and uncertainty about this presumption being untrue !
2006-10-17 01:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we shouldn't.
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2006-10-16 15:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by shatzy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋