Are you afraid of Death?

Question

It doesn't matter if you are Christian or Athiest in answering this..

We all will die one day. Do you fear that happening?

I don't mean do you fear because you will leave a child behind, or fear what will become of your body...

but Death itself... do you fear it?

Have you ever thought it out that one day you will die.

I have heard some say no they don't fear because they know they are going to Heaven. OK.. but you still have to edure a physical death... Do you fear that?

Some say (Athiests) that you will jsut cease.. that is doesn't matter... but do you fear that in the here and now when you think about that?

I'm just curious because we all have to face it and I think personally people are not being truthful when they say they aren't afraid. I think we all are...

What do you think?

Answer 1

No, i am not afraid of death, he is my best friend, we go out on friday nights and raise HELL !

Answer 2

Yes, of course I am afraid of death. I can not possibly see how anyone could not be afraid of death, unless they were at the point in there life where misery out weighs any hope of recovery. I love life and all that I benefit from it. I have a hard time knowing that one day it is all going to disappear, everything... I might not be able to be there for my daughter, or wife, or anyone that I care for. Everything that I have worked for will be meaningless to me. The years I have spent learning about life will be gone, everything gone.

I fear death every day. When I drive to work I keep my eyes pealed to the road looking out for drunks and incompetent drivers, I try to always keep myself in control of the surrounding environment and try to always maintain some escape route if the inevitable happens. Most of my life is spent avoiding death and thus far I have done well.

If I could live 1,000 years it would not be enough. So yes death is often on my mind, it could be around the next corner.

Answer 3

The act of dying scares me, I mean HOW I die.. I fear drowning or burning to death or having a long drawn out death (eh, I'm a great big chicken anyway).. but death or the afterlife not so much because I have a hope of eternal life in heaven.

And I believe all Christians have times when they wonder if they will be found worthy.

Answer 4

I think 1st Corinthians 15: 51-55 is quite eloquent in giving a poetic promise to believers! There is some Shocking news for others and believers as well. Ministers don't usually touch upon it in Matthew Chapters 27&28....those with a sense of mortality do fear the unknown.

Answer 5

St. Paul devoted a portion of one of his letters to the contemplation of death. He said, "I don't know which to prefer." As a Christian, he believed that the afterlife with Christ was the preferable option, but he also saw value in the productive work he could accomplish while still alive.

Every rational person with a sense of engagement with the world should have some fear of death simply because of its finality. It's a one-way opening between the known and unknown. And everyone should take reasonable precautions to preserve life. "Reasonable" means different things to people in different circumstances. People who live in a war zone, or under totalitarianism, or in constant pain and disability, or who work in a hazardous occupation have different ideas of "reasonable" precaution than white, middle-class, suburbanites. Social reformers face personal dangers proportional to the degree of their engagement and of authoritarian resistance.

The point is that life always has some risks. No individual can perfectly insulate himself from the world's dangers. And relying on the protection of others requires trust, another risk. Most often, the "safer" and more secure you are, the less freedom you have to live. And isn't that the point of living?

If one's life is dominated by fear of death, then there isn't much difference between the two. I try to maintain a balance between practical precaution and meaningful existence. I try to live as fully as possible, concentrating on the kind of living that counts, not stunts and hedonism, but love, justice and peacemaking. Death is out there waiting for me. I do what I can to statistically keep it at bay, but I can't let it stifle my life.

Answer 6

I wouldn't say that I'm afraid of where I will go once I leave this earth, b/c I feel confident that I will be reunited with my loved ones that have pre-deceased me.
But the manner in which I go leaves me feeling concerned.
I wouldn't want to go in an excruciatingly painful way.

Yet I also know that life on the other side will be better than here on earth, and that I think is something to look forward to when my time comes.

Answer 7

Well, it is evident the terrorists do not fear death, and I believe it is a shame that Christians ( or so-called ) fear death.
To fear death means you don't have confidence in meeting Jesus face to face.
If there is a fear of death in your life you need to get to know the Lord on a personal level...

PEACE...

Answer 8

Yes I fear death because I have not yet live my life to the fullest. I have not yet prove to everyone that I am capable of something, that I am capable of standing in my own two feet. After that I can die peacefully then.

Answer 9

I am VERY afraid of death. the prospect of physically dying, the ceasing to be here, even though I will hopefully go to heaven.
I fear the possible pain...ohh yes I do fear it.

Answer 10

I think fear of death is one of the most destructive things we as humans have to live with. I am not afraid to die, and am very aware of my mortality.

Answer 11

Not at all.

And I think the way he always talks in capital letters is rather endearing.

I'm not looking forward to the actual dying bit, but I have no worries about what will come after ... as a Buddhist I believe in re-incarnation.
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