Does death scare you?

Question

Are you affected by other's death?

Answer 1

When I was a child death and any matter related to death scared the living daylights out of me.
As I matured my perspective on death changed. Some things I will still not do. I would never ride around in a Hearst or want to live within close proximity to a funeral home or Morgue.. and I seriously doubt I"d have wanted to marry a mortitian.
But as far as the fear of death itself is concerned I do not feel that inate fear as i did.
I have only a few real experiences of death in the past few years. Each time I faced it factually as a part of life. Life is made up of death and each and every day we are closer to death.
The emotional aspect of it seems trying, but the spirtiual aspect of death is not scary.

On a deeper level as a christian we live a " crucified life" Dying to the self each day in order to live Christ. Simply put.. Dying to live each day...

Its quite profound and yet the Real way for a Christian to live.


Great Q
sandy

Answer 2

No, I am not scared. Impermanence is part of life. Death always seems so scary because the living projects their own should have's, could have's and would have's.

Death of others stops us momentarily on our own tracks so that we can regain the consciousness of the very moment which we are in is not to last forever. Appreciate everything that is in the here and now. Life is not about the past or future. It exists only between your breathing in and breathing out. The moment you stop doing either, life enters into another space which some called afterlife ( a mere description for the unknown), but it is not the life now.

Not only death in people, but the withering flowers, the end of a party, the separation of relationships, etc.....All reminds us to take in and appreciate what is here and now. The ability to feel every moment in life frees oneself from regrets (past) and worries (future). If we can fully live every second NOW, be the best we can NOW, not wander into the unchangable past and unknown future, and live with full consciousness, hence with conscience (assuming everyone is borne good), then when death arrives, it can truly be called a celebration of life.

Death is not somber, death is empowering. The awakening effect, if appreciated, is actually one of the most beautiful wonders of life. Death is only the inevitable conclusion to the LIVE NOW.

Answer 3

Does death scare me? No, not the idea of it though it used to. But I am sure if I was dying and it wasn't in my sleep I would experience some pretty intense fear as it was happening. That is pretty natural.
As far as being affected by the deaths of others, it depends on who died. I don't have to know a person to be effected. I have lost a close relative and not felt it because we were not close in a good way. I have seen people jumping to their deaths from tall bldgs ( twin towers) and only saw that on video and it effected me greatly. So whether or not death has an effect on me when it is someone else's death, depends on how I view them.

Answer 4

death does not scare me. i have made my peace with it. it is the way of all things in this world. to fear it would be to run from it and miss some of the greatest experiences this existence has to offer.
yes, i am affected by the death of others. it saddens me, but also reminds me that no one is guaranteed any amount of time here. i feel sorry for those that cannot accept that death is a fact of life and want to find someone or something to blame.
death happens, accept it and move on.

Answer 5

I think it scares everybody ..even the harden criminals for its a thought placed deep into the sub-conscious as to never dig it out until reminded by are friends and loved ones dying around
you.

if you got mental problems you might think of death alot....the greatest fear of man is the unknown.

guess do what most people do believe there is an after life and let religion dictate your actions and thoughts.
Me I cant imagine an afterlife that your soul comes back and live forever as a younger person! For as each moment of time that passes you can never relive it but a memory once your brain goes ...even if you could transplant it ....it's not you at all..(you died) some birds regrow a new brain I guess mother nature is funny and doesn't care really....we just fly through space as our planet twirls around the sun.

Answer 6

It's natural to be scared of death, the same way we avoid pain. And of course the death of others will affect us. It can be incredibly painful to loose someone near you. I can remember how, when I was a child, the mere thought of the death of someone I didn't even know totally freaked me out.

Since then, though, I have lost people very, very close to me. I have learned to bear with the pain, and I am at a stage I think of death as nothing more than a passage to a better life. If you find the idea of death really scary, maybe you would like to read an entry on my 360 blog, about NDE (near death experience): http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-EnNdfhAwRKQgjDedjVEpYA--?cq=1

If you don't want to read the whole thing, here's a quote for you:

"Death is the hardest thing from the outside and as long as we are outside of it," wrote CG Jung, after his own NDE in 1944. "But once inside, you taste of such completeness and peace and fulfilment that you don't want to return."

Answer 7

If I die while praying there is no scare. But the painful death scares me. I am affected by the painful death of others.

Answer 8

Honestly speaking, yes, I am scared of death. But, not scared of heaven/hell concept, I am scared only because, then there remains nothing for me to do. Believe me, if allowed, I would like to be a ghost so that I can at least see the world.
Good or bad, we have been here for all our life, we naturally have some attachments so departure of any body does affect me.
The concept in hindu mythology-death is begining of another life - is the greatest consolation for every body.

Answer 9

Death doesn't scare me at all. I am here at home with my 47 yo husband who is dying of a brain tumour. We have only been on this journey 2 months and death is staring us in the face.
Our six children and I are sad that we are going through this but we know on that day when Jesus returns he will be resurrected with a new healthy body and we will all be together again. So no, death doesn't scare me, yes death affects us all but the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ will help us to cope.

Answer 10

When other people ( especially my loved ones) die it is a bitter pill. I grieve, of course. The prospect of my own death is a different matter. I have been legally dead 3 times already. The visions of those experiences has reassured me that what lies ahead(my own demise) is more deep and absorbing than anything this life on this plane has ever showed me. I'll finally get to stretch my imiganition to the fullest. That is a consumation devoutly to be desired. It's the pain (all deaths are painful no matter how you go) of seperation from my primary matrix that's the dizzying process that makes me flinch and resist. I hate to be late,but being known as "The late Mr. Whatsisname" will be so ironic it might be worth it.