How often do you think about death?

Question

your own mortality, to be more precise.

Answer 1

i think about it ,not in a bad way.before my mother died,she said to me, "i am afraid to die. what is it going to be like" i looked at her and thought for a while, and than i answered. i said,"do you remember how you always wanted a lovely cottage with a nice garden full of of flowers,and a garden seat where you and dad would sit,and think of all the happy times in your life,well ,dad has all that ready for you." my mum answered me and said "i am not afraid to die now, thank you.i always loved you mum.

Answer 2

I've often thought about it here and there. But recently, my best friends' teenage daughter was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Now I think about it daily. I think about what all I have been able to do that she will never do. I think about what I might have ahead of me that she doesn't. And then I think "I might even die before she does". . . One never knows when the end will come for them. It's important to try to live life to the fullest, every day, and to treat others with kindness and respect. I've been trying to cherish my kids more, my family more, my friends more. It's sad how the thought of mortality brings that out (as opposed to just being that way anyway!)

Answer 3

Well I know that my days are limited but I guess that most of my thoughts are about living for 1 more day.

I have to live my life as if I will be here a long time.

By that I mean each day I have to do things to prepare for the next day. I know that my death could be today but I could live to be 100 or more & one has to plan to have some thing set aside for them days.

So while I am aware of death I guess you might say that I don't think of death so much as I do about living.

By the way I am 70 years old.

Answer 4

A whole lot more since George Bush became president. At that time, I realized how things in a great country can quickly go amuck and how quickly things can change. I have heard of so many dying, in 9/11 disaster, in Afganistan and Iraq, and it made me realize just how fear felt. Before that, I was very secure as an American and feeling we were 10' tall and bulletproof. Now I realize just how fragile life is and what a precarious position we are in because of this man.

Answer 5

There is an order of monks that always say "remember your death." It's not to be morbid, but if you think about how you would have wanted to live your life looking back on it at the moment of your death, wouldn't you want to have lived it the best way possible?

It's easy to get caught up with our daily lives and forget what is really important. Thinking about death (if done constructively) can be a healthy thing. If we live our lives to the best of our abilities, then we should have nothing to fear from death.

Answer 6

I would say at least once a week, although it's in the back of my head all the time. I'm 60 years old and in relatively poor health, and it just makes sense for me to be aware of the fact that I'm not going to last forever. Although I would like to go on as long as I can do so in reasonable function. When it gets to where a "do not resuscitate" order is relevant, I will sign one. I have written a "living will," but it needs to be updated.

Answer 7

Many times in a day and in different ways. Sometimes I get a bit hung up on how I will die but that makes me prone to panic attacks so I try to avoid it. I remember I was watching White Christmas at my aunt's house at about 9 yrs old when it finally occurred to me that I, me, myself, would actually die. It was really weird. I knew about death and knew it happened to everyone but never really considered it about me before. Apart from being sad, I find funerals very draining for personal mortality being shoved under your nose.

At the moment I'm really afraid that I will die before I find out what happens on LOST in the very end lol!

Answer 8

Being the age that I am now and just having undergone open heart surgery, I think about it more than I should. I thought about if I died, have I completed everything that I wanted to do? Would I be missed? The older you get, death is supposedly right around the corner. If I died tomorrow, it would not be that big of a deal.

Answer 9

Daily. You think about it a lot more as you get older.
Not just because of age, but because you begin to realize that anyone can die at any time. Even if you have tickets to next week's game. Even if you haven't had time to do the laundry or clean the house. Even if you're on vacation. Anytime.

Answer 10

Often, the older I get the more death I see the more I wonder how much time I have left.