Which is more terrifying:Death or Eternity?

Answer 1

Neither terrifies me, my friend, because both are inevitable. In a previous answer I referred to a quote by an ex-president, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." Think of a visit to the dentist: anticipation is the worst part of the experience...a dreaded exam, a first date, trying something new, meeting pending bills, getting a tattoo, bungee jumping, first day on new job, etc. It is our "thinking," based on past experiences or our "conditioning" that creates fear. Fear or terror are just words to which we attach emotions. I welcome both death and eternity, and wonder which I will experience first. I am Sirius

Answer 2

Eternity

Answer 3

Death, for sure. Not because I am afraid of what's coming next, but only because I am afraid of the suffering, the pain and the agony I might feel seconds before... I am also terrified about the idea of leaving my children behind, Oh my, I shiver...

However, I am sure there is Eternity after this and that I will continue the work. Eternity is not the boring thing some people poorly describe, please, guys, be more intelligent on this. We will not be doing things over and over, actually there is a lot of work from now until we all reach Perfection. The perfect and sublime level of spiritually (nirvana) will give us the real meaning, the real joy and the real reason for "being". There is a long way, several lives and until we reach that point we have a lot to do... No way it is going to be boring.

Peace!

Answer 4

First of all, those aren't necessarily two different things. Depending on your beliefs, those things can go hand in hand.

Eternity itself is often misconceived (as in the first answer to this question). Eternity is different from forever in that eternity does not include the concept of time. You just are -- not waiting, no changing. I think that is one of the greatest things that man can look forward to. You become yourself in the fullest sense; no more change is needed, no more learning, no more adapting.

Death is just the bridge that brings us into eternity. It is natural to fear death because it is unknown -- no one can tell us what really happens. If you are a Christian like I am, you can explain this through the fall of Adam and Eve. They were meant to live forever in the garden with God, as was the rest of humanity; but with the fall, death came into the world -- something strange and foreign.

Answer 5

The only aspect of time that is eternally present is the now; i.e. there is no eternal sameness that most people fear when they think about "eternity." Also, because we are in hell or heaven in each now moment, and there is no inbetween, we have a simple way of measuring the quality of our individual life.

Without knowing it, most people fear an existential death worse than physical death because of their 'conditioned' ego identity, and it is this defensive belief system that causes a miserable life because it controls perception, thoughts and reactions. Reality mirrors the contents of consciousness. The issue of an eternal state of happiness or misery is a matter to be resolved now.

Because consciousness is constantly evolving and immortal, physical death is only an end of this particular experience in the body. The greater one's 'awareness of being' separate from the body identity, the more control one has over when physical death actually occurs, and in what manner.

Answer 6

Death is forever, eternity is also forever. With death it's game over, the end, nothing more, existence for you has stopped. With eternity you live forever. What's so bad about that? You get to do everything you ever wanted to, and never die. Eternity is awesome.

Answer 7

some would say death is in eternity? What is death save the transition, what is death save another door of life, the exhale of a breath - a different shade of life. Socrates said that the way of the philosopher is in dying, perhaps people have found what the philosopher could not find and found the The Way of the living?

That which has been is that which will be. Nothing disappears, nothing is truly loss.

Answer 8

Terrifying? For some people, life as we know it is not a piece of cake . Be grateful that you were born perfect, with no physical or mental disabilities, nor desperately poor, or having to care for younger siblings, or sick parents. You could have been spending your whole entire day scrounging for some food, or money.

Death must not terrify you, but neither should you seek it before your time.

Eternity - who came back from being dead and told you the lesson about eternity?

We can only worry about the present. Live a full life, look after yourself and your family. Help others when and if you can.
Eternity will look after itself.

Answer 9

Eternity, because with death you are gone, and only your memories Live. But, Eternity, is forever, so I would chose Death, over Eternity, anytime.

Answer 10

ETERNITY!!

At least with death... its just over. With eternity - I can't imagine wanting to do everything there possibly is to do... an eternal number of times... yikes.

Imagine watching your favorite episode of your favorite TV show.... 1 million times. That would suck wouldn't it? Now mulitply that agony... by infinity! That's what living eternally would be like. Everything there is to do... gets done an infinite number of times.