When did you find out what dying meant?

Question

What was your reaction?

Answer 1

My first experience with death was when I was very young and saw my mom crying. She had something covered and buried it in the flower bed under the kitchen window. She had miscarried. I didn't understand completely ... but I knew she was very sad and had buried a part of her that had died.

Answer 2

When the drummer for my husband's band committed suicide because he had too much pain from his heart and they couldn't do anything else to help him. I had never known anyone, other than when I very little, who died. I knew this boy and I liked him very much.

His family were all laughing and acting like everything was fine. I was pretty sure he was not saved, he may have changed before he died, I hope he did,,,,, I went outside so they couldn't see me and cried. I knew the bible says, you cannot pray for the dead and even though his Catholic family all thought they could pray him into Heaven, I knew they couldn't ........it broke my heart. I was a new Christian and I realized what death meant, at that moment.

Answer 3

I've pretty much always known. There wasn't a moment of "realization" or "learning". I grew up with over 100 at one point (Mom did animal rehab), but I only remeber having about 30 pet (Mom quit rehab when I was 1). Aniamls were always dying, and when I was about 3, we had distemper go through all our cats, and that alsted for two years.

I remember once when I was about 5, I went outside to my swingset, and I saw a dead kitten being swarmed with flies. I poked it with my toe, and then, convinced it was dead went inside to tell my mom there was a dead cat as normally as if I was talking about a cloud I saw.

I've just always known about death, ebcause i was always around it. To be honest, now I'm kind of "numb" to it guess. I'm not heartless, but I don't cry my eyes out everytime a sick kitten dies...

But along with the experience of death, came the epxerience of life. I always new how kittens at elast were born. my mother always allowed me to watch them being born, and when I got old enough, to help. I witnessed the miracle of birth as often as I have death.

So, I never "found out". I just always knew. I didn't have any reactions, but to jsut accept the circle of life.

Answer 4

When I was a very little girl and I tried to rescue a baby bird that fell out of the nest. The tiny little thing died in my hand.

I was sad, but I knew it was hurt too bad to survive. I guess we grew up pretty close to nature so I had an understanding of the circle of life pretty early.

Answer 5

I've kind of always known, but I do remember seeing a dead cat on a road, and not understanding it was dead, even though I was told.

I also remember seeing a still-born baby in an open-coffin when I was 4. I knew he was dead, but it just didn't dawn on me that it was dead.

So, it was very gradual. The first time death truly hit me was when a pet of mine died. Even my Grandad's death didn't affect me, I knew it was so, but I didn't understand the emotional aspect of it.

In my family, we believe that when you die, you enter a state of spiritual unconciousness. Mum and Dad would tell me that "His body is dead, but he is asleep until Jesus comes back."

I think this is why death did not really occur to me as a bad thing, it was more like "Goodbye fo rnow"...except with pets.

The death of a pet is very sad.

Answer 6

I was six when my grandmother died. I didn't react to her death until much later.

I would like to say my lack of emotion was because I was only 6 but I'm still like that today. In actuality it's because I'm an overly emotional person it hits me hard after the fact.

Answer 7

I really have not found out what dying really means. I know it is a change in life, but really don't know much more than that. I believe the Bible, but it does not tell me what dying means.

Answer 8

I don't remember. I do remember walking to school with my girlfriend who bluntly told me that there was no Santa Claus. I was so disappointed. Come to think of it, she was the one who told me about sex too. She had proof in a medical book of her fathers. I still didn't believe that was true.

Answer 9

When I first had a general anaesthetic, and knew what complete oblivion was. I knew then how death will be - simply the end of me. No more, no less. It's sobering, but inevitable, so all we can do is enjoy the time we have as best we can.

Answer 10

When I was 20 and excepted Christ for the first time.