if LIFE & DEATH goes hand in hand, why is a decision TO LIVE so different from a decision TO DIE?

Question

if LIFE is a matter of DECISION, what is DEATH a matter of?

Answer 1

Death is something that happens with finality once in a lifetime. The obscenity of speaking of "the right to die" is the irreversible nature of a decision which may be made while in the poorest mental state, under duress of circumstances, and upon inadequate and inaccurate information. Life, on the other hand, is a matter of ongoing decisions and continuously fresh alternatives. Death is a matter of something that happens in the course of life's decisions.

Someday I'll feed the worms, but not just yet. Deuteronomy 30:19 says, "I set before you Life and death, therefore choose Life." Life is not presented as an alternative, but mandated as a choice.

Answer 2

Life is not always a matter of decision. In fact the beginning of most human lives are unplanned. Of course for some, staying alive is a conscious decision, but for most on this earth it is beyond their control. Certainly the ideal would be for all humans to decide whether, where, and how they want to live and die, but that is not reality when the powerful few are able to have control over everyone else.

Hopefully someday human death WILL be a matter of decision (with safeguards established for curable mental illness), but the human species has a long way to go to achieve that, and at this point in the cycle of civilization we are moving further away from that ideal instead of towards it.

Answer 3

If Life is existing and Death is not existing, there may be a third hand, Being. Dying may simply be loss of existence in this world, but the awareness may awaken thereafter to the realization that "I am," and that the rules have changed a bit.

"Men in White Apparel," Ann Ree Colton, is an excellent description of the process which occurs as soul moves from having a physical temple to post-passing.

It is not correct to take a human life, whether of another or one's self, for there are ordained plans and lessons for the embodied individual.

LIfe is the decision "To be," and death is a function of lack of further embodied being, i.e., due to a lack of food, water, exercise, etc.

"The Great Divorce" is C. S. Lewis' very intuitive description of post-passing, and why remaining in embodiment is so useful and important.

"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, is also worthwhile on this topic, as are "Climb the Highest Mountain," Mark Prophet, "Man, Master of His Destiny," O. M. Aivanhov, and "The Undiscovered Country," Eknath Easwaran, Ph.D.

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Answer 4

If you believe Christianity then we are separate from it all and death is consequential.
If you believe Eastern religions then you are a part of a whole a never ending cycle and like all life in the universe you are just the Universe waving. Just like a wave you live, die and somewhere in between say hi.
You, me, everyone are just expressions of the whole. You can say no I am me, but where do your thoughts come from? Were you the same today as last week, last year? The reality is there is no ego, there is no separation, it is only a state, a belief that we create or take on.
I don't know, I couldn't even say which takes more courage, life or death . . . Just be courageous in both.

Answer 5

I hold hands with both LIFE & DEATH all the time... and that's why I got LIFE in a world of DEATH. I decided TO LIVE for my family and friends and the decision TO LIVE feels almost the same as the decision TO DIE because I LIVE to take care of family and friends but at the same time I want to DIE for LIVING for family and friends, and all their problems...I hope you get my drift.

Answer 6

the only relation that life and death have to each other is that they're opposites, and one ends the other.

the decision to live is different from deciding to die, because by living you can accomplish things, and by dying you only end things

if life is a matter of decision, death is a matter of endless regret

but life isn't a decision- yes, you can choose to live it, but you can't choose to have it or keep it. in that case, death is just a matter of ending ones life

Answer 7

Well if life is a matter of decision then I would say death is a matter of you or anyone else not having a choice to make such a decision, yes we can take our own lives true but we can never have a real choice to live for eternity, so all in all death is a matter of no choice. interesting question enki as always my friend. Did you get the email I sent you, if not please check out rich's is page, he wishes to say goodbye, he is leaving us my friend. just thought I should let you know. bye bye hugs to you sweety always and forever. take care

Answer 8

Life and death do go hand and hand. A decision to live and not die is "your" decision and not one left to fate. I is too easy to choose death over life if you are not secure with who you are and the easy way out. To live takes courage, faith and most of all loving yourself.

Answer 9

We, are born to Live, and then die, so I think that i do not think we can make a decision as to when we want to die, and if we are Alive, Glory be to God, for letting us be Living, and decide what path, our Life's are going to take, per our decision. i do not believe that death is a matter of, as you say, but as to when God is going to call us Home to be with Him.

Answer 10

It has to be in a dualist reality. Life is paired with Death, so it reasons that the decision would also be different, opposite in fact as they are.

Now, the perception for life has been reasoned to be good, while death is not good. Now if we were absolutely sure that death was the gateway to some wonderful reality, our perception might be changed for death as something good and life not so good.

All based on your own perception. Your perception is a choice that is always available to you. And since it is a dualistic reality, you have everything that "is" available to choose.