If so, could you tell about the highlights? At what age did you realize life is shorter than once realized? Mine happened in mid forties and I was wondering if other people had similar expereices, and what was their age group -- what was their approach?
2006-12-24 17:32:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Invariably acute physical disability due to ageing or some serious illness /accident /etc make people think of death... Such experience afflicts many people crossing 60s particularly if they get joint pains immobilising them or much restricting their activity or some such condition... Other problems like a heart weakness or kidney problem detected - at whatever age - makes people think of death... Or when a deeply loved one or someone whom one depended much passes away...
I had the terrible thought of death a few years ago when I had multiple health problems since I had lot of committments to finish off...
The salutory effect of it was that I became more sincerely payerful - earlier I was making prayers without much application of sincerity - and it paid me much dividend... I got much better and got back my wits too ....
2006-12-24 18:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, but realistically, I have always been surrounded by death or by others passing away. The first time I saw someone die was at the age of 5. My great grandmother died at her home, surrounded by her family. It was in the days when people didn't die in hospitals or hospice conditions. I was with my grandfather, and that was his mother. I heard and experienced all the affects of the death rattle, the tears, the sighs, etc. My mother also passed away when I was 9. I was in the hospital several days before she died, and I was so aware that she was dying that all I could do was look out of her hospital window at a water fountain. All the lights were off during that visit. I can go on with many other examples. But, from those days I very much realized that death was real, that none of us are exempt, and death affects all of us differently. I also think when you reach a certain age plateau, you do realize that your days are shorter, and that we are all closer to that time. There is no escape from it. We are not even promised tomorrow.
2006-12-24 18:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by gone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is in fact a historical document. Not only has it's geography been proven countless times, but also the actual events that have taken place inside of the Bible have been proven ( Excluding the 'stories.') You must understand that in the time of Christ's era, He literally was hated by Jews, Romans, and nearly every other religious culture. Why? He brought a whole new message that was never heard or seen before. He traveled the lands telling the Jews priests, Romans, etc. that their religions were false and that they have strayed form God once again. Do you honestly think that these same people would care to write about a man they despised? Of course not. Only later when no other man seemed to be the messiah did the Jews wonder about Jesus and record His significance on this world.
2016-05-23 05:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The realization of death being very real has to be a turning point because it implies that there was a point in which you were ignorant to mortality. hence the ignorant can be indifferent but the awakened are apt to treat the subject with more respect.
As for me I cannot remember ever not being awakened to my mortality because I had Tuberculosis at the tender age of three, and that's about when you begin to realize the self at all.
As for life being too short, ironically as a youth I grew up as a poor New England country boy and I often lamented how life could be quite boaring at times.... So much so that the notion of " ever lasting life ", was to me a horror!
Now that I am older and suffer the misfortune of never having been married, lomgevity is for me holding on in the vain hope of finding someone to love but without it again I find life quite boaring!
2006-12-24 18:02:36 · answer #4 · answered by namazanyc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has always amazed me how there seems to be an age when man accepts the reality of death.
It also seems that the type of life he lived and his religious beliefs are what determines his acceptance or fear of that impending event.
Personally I was around fifty when I realized that I had more years behind me than I had ahead of me.
But that's OK I've lived a good life, made some mistakes along the way, but I'm safe in the knowledge of my death and just rewards.
2006-12-25 01:24:04 · answer #5 · answered by drg5609 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People should realize that everyday they wake up, they are one day closer to death. But death is only the end of physical life. You (like a PC program) will live on, even though your body (or the PC) is dead. Christians are also given the hope of eternal life and the resurrected body, one that is not affected by the laws of physics, and the space-time dimensions as we know it, and the body will be "incorruptible." The same immortal body that Jesus had when he resurrected from his execution 3 days later. I am not an expert on this but it's all there in the Bible.
2006-12-24 17:45:36 · answer #6 · answered by zoomat4580 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around the age of 35 I began to realise the fast moving time and the end which will come one day. There is a beautiful Sanskrit poem by sri Adi Shankara which describe the futility of life in the face of approaching death and the need to increase prayer time .
From that time i spent more in studying scriptures and other useful material which will accompany me as earned knowledge after my death.
2006-12-24 23:20:27 · answer #7 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds rather dumb because of how young I am but I too realized it when I was 16, I know i have a lot of time, but i was thinking of the saying "Time flies." I started thinking that I will one day die no matter what and I can't avoid it. I also started thinking that time flies so death could be sooner than I thought. It's like when you have an experience that you remember every detail of, but then you look back and go "Wow, that was really 5 years ago"
2006-12-24 17:44:41 · answer #8 · answered by song no one singz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the pain of aging finally makes you realize that living longer is not worth it. When I was young, I was very athletic and excelled at all sports that I ever tried to play, now I am in so much pain that I kind of welcome death. I have very serious spinal problems that have left me almost crippled and in constant pain. I have a wonderful wife, wonderful daughter and a grand daughter that I absolutely adore but when you are in constant pain you really cannot appreciate them. Oh yes, I am 67 and looking forward to no more pain..........
2006-12-24 17:45:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When somebody in your family or someone so dear you pass away, then you will realized how precious it is. Realization depends in one's person maturity in life emotionally and acceptance. Look around you who have lost someone and give your time to grieve with them and talk to them regarding there feelings, thoughts and hopeful thought.
On the other hand, its time to for you to invest and deposit something for beyond this physical life.
Try to HELP other people and share the things that you know to the people who less fortunate.
2006-12-24 17:47:19 · answer #10 · answered by Mario 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋