Do you embrace death and welcome it or try not to think about it?

Question

I just mean are you afraid of death, or do you accept it?

InGodWeT... My mom had cancer and I watched her go through a lot of pain I know all about death she begged for it at times when the pain was so hard to go through. But she knew she woul dbe going home so she had no worries or to fear death.

Answer 1

i am not afraid .i know we all came to the world with a return ticket

Answer 2

I am afraid of death - I am afraid of all the aspects - when, where, why and how. I am afraid if there is an afterlife and I am afraid if there is no afterlife.

I accept that I will die - I know it's a fact, but still somehow the reality is hard to face.

I do think about death because I am afraid that I have wasted my life - I mean that I should have done more with my life, but when I was young, I thought I had all the time in the world and then suddenly the years fly by and I realize now that more than half my life is gone (55 years this November 15). Perhaps, I could have done things differently and then I would have been happier and contributed more to the world. Still I have many things I want to do, but some things I missed out and I will never do them.

Yes, the fact that death is final and time is running out is scary.

Answer 3

I don't embrace it and I am scared of how I am going to die and if it will hurt and if I will be alone, etc.... But, I am confident in my absolute faith in Jesus Christ, so I KNOW that I will be resurrected and receive a spiritual, glorified body that will live forever, either immediately upon my death or at Christ's Second Coming. I do accept the fact that I have to die physically, at least. I also don't like to think or talk about it too much, especially now that I'm getting into mid-life.

Answer 4

Is there a middle ground here?

Death is simply a part of life. All things that begin must end and all things that live must die. Its simply the way of things. I long ago learned to accept that fact.

Death is not something to be feared, but neither should it be something to look forward to. If you're looking forward to it, something is very wrong with you and your life and you need to talk to a professional psychiatrist.

Death is simply to be accepted as normal and natural.

Answer 5

I really try not to waste any more time than necessary thinking about it.
Sure, I'm a little bit afraid of it. What human being isn't at least a LITTLE afraid of death? That wouldn't be normal. I don't have any sort of abnormal fear of it, though.

Answer 6

Death is just a stage of life, we all will die. That is not what is important. The body will ceases to live the soul will continue for ever. Where that soul resides is up to us, at least for as long as we are alive. so no, I am not "afraid" of death. I don't long for it, i just accept it.

Answer 7

I'd like to see you answer that question when they are holding a gun to your head.


All the wonderful intellectual-types who answered nonchalantly are just faking it.

You wanna know about death -- ask a man on death roll, or a cancer patient, or someone who caught AIDS. And even then, you won't know anything about it.

You only know about your beliefs on death when you are facing it.

Answer 8

I am not afraid of death. Death is a companion and teacher.

~ Eric Putkonen

Answer 9

Accept death. If you live every day as though it were your last, then you will live a full life.

Answer 10

I do not fear death
But not for any "Jesus is My Magical Shield" Reasons
Death is a part of life
I am a Good person. I live for others
If heaven exists, that should be enough to get me in

Answer 11

It doesn't matter. I'm neither afraid of it or accepting of it.

I'll try to push back my own death as long as I can. Eventually, I will die, but it is neither something to look forward to or fear. It is just an inevitable fact of life.