What about death?

Question

I feel like I'm insane because i can't stop thinking about it. I feel even more crazy because nobody else seems to be freaking out with me. How could people not find this the most important thing about life? Do (many) religions really supply you with enough blind faith to make you not wonder? Do people really just not care? I don't see how "it is going to happen so why think about it, just live you life to the fullest" etc. is reasonable at all. Do you think that we just shut off like a light and have no more consciousness? If so, how can you live to better mankind? Live good while you are here? Why? Somebody, anybody, tell me what you think. more importantly please tell me why you think that way.

Answer 1

Death is completely important. Eastern philosophy states that death is the most important moment of your life. You spend your life preparing and practicing for it. The thoughts that you hold in your head at that moment determine your next life.

Here is my little thought experiment. Science has proven that bodies like ours could have evolved. They think they have found a spot in the brain that tells these bodies they are aware. However these things do not account for the fact that I am inside my body looking out. I have awareness! I am aware therefore I am. This cannot be explained by science, it is beyond science. Our awareness is immortal and cannot die.

there is nothing to be afraid of. The real issue is how to be happy.

Answer 2

"Do (many) religions really supply you with enough blind faith to make you not wonder?"

I wouldn't say that religions provide enough "blind faith" to make you not wonder exactly. For me it's a belief. There is no "wondering" for me (unless I choose to have a hypothetical/philosophical discussion). I Believe in the afterlife as much as I believe water is wet, Sunlight is warm and that I am presently looking at a computer screen. In my life it's as much a fact as a fact can be.

Now whether other people agree with me is up to them. What they believe really doesn't change how I see the universe.... and even if I am wrong and I'm just Delusional? Well then, my delusion doesn't hurt people, helps to make me a better person and gives me peace of mind. So, Long live the delusion!

Answer 3

I like to look at it like this, we don't REALLY know what happens when we die. There are many different beliefs. So I think that dying is kind of cool because I will finally know the answer to the biggest question in life, what happens when you die! I also think that you should try to live your life good and treat all creatures on earth good. So that way if there is reincarnation then you would hopefully come back to a decent life.

Answer 4

Well, let's let it be all about you then, okay? Look, there's nothing you can do. It's going to happen sooner or later. So either there's something else later or there isn't. If there is, doesn't it make sense doing your best to make the world a better place rather than panicking and trying (futilely) to make this life as long and comfortable as possible for yourself? And if there isn't, doesn't it make sense doing your best to make the world a better place rather than panicking and finishing yourself off in despair?

Consider how many opportunities and benefits you've had in your life because centuries worth of of dead people cared about their fellow humans. If it was everyone for himself, everywhere, all the time, this life would truly be a short-lived horror. But it isn't. Think of your species. That is the "point" of life, even though every individual dies.

Answer 5

Dude, when we die, one of two things will happen:

1: We move on to the next plane, whatever that is, or...

2: Nothing.

I don't see anything to freak about. Either way, peace. In the interim, I refuse to worry about it and live my life the best way I know how. I sleep just fine that way.

Answer 6

I've worked in nursing homes for years, In that time I've made a point to stay with people I've grown very attatched to when they pass away. Every time their is a great sense of relief in the room, I dont neccassarily believe in God but to me anyways their seems to be some sort of positive energy at the end.

Answer 7

I feel I am a spiritual being. When I leave my physical shell , I don't where I will go but it will be another level of existance. An example of this would be you wouldn't mourn if you saw an empty cocoon that had held a caterpillar that had changed into a butterfly.

Answer 8

I have a rather odd relationship with death. One of my earliest memories is of seeing my pet dog get run over by a school bus. One of my other earliest memories is of playing with this little kid who got murdered that same day. I've always known death, and I was terrified of dying for a significant portion of my life. Then, one day, it just hit me that if I'm going to die, then I'm going to die, and sure, it would be rather nice not to, ever, but everyone has to go sometime. That's just the way it is. And considering that I believe that death is just something that happens after you've been alive, like, opening a door and going outside for the first time in a long time, it's not really that scary. I look at life like... we're all of us facets of a jewel, and we're all keenly aware of our own individuality, but after we die, it's easier to realize that we are only a facet of that gem, part of something much, much bigger and more beautiful than we could ever understand in this lifetime. Or, another metaphor, we're like tidepools. Eventually, we all return to the sea, out of the isolation, back to where we were. Phsyical incarnation to me is just a temporary state punctuating the lives of whatever parts of us there are that are eternal. I look at death like opening a door; just another journey, another adventure, and one I'm willing to wait for, despite my overwhelming curiosity.

Answer 9

That is, the one who causes death is He.


He discharges you from the duty of life, changes your abode from this transitory world, and releases you from the labour of service. That is, He takes you from a transient life to an immortal one. This phrase, then, shouts out the following to ephemeral jinn and man:

"Here is good news for you! Death is not destruction, or nothingness, or annihilation; it is not cessation, or extinction; it is not eternal separation, or non-existence, or a chance event; it is not authorless obliteration. Rather, it is being discharged by the Author Who is All-Wise and All-Compassionate; it is a change of abode. It is being despatched to eternal bliss, to your true home. It is the door of union to the Intermediate Realm, which is where you will meet with ninety-nine per cent of your friends."

Answer 10

The truth is we should not fear death, because if We have Jesus Christ we know we are going to a better place and this world is not our home, When we asked Jesus Christ into our lives we believe and have faith, we know that Jesus really did go to that cross to save us, then we we repent, turn from our sins and ask forgiveness, we see, the truth is within us, The Holy Spirit dwells in us, and we are not afraid anymore, God shows us, opens our eyes, and now we see, It is a wonderful thing, just have a little faith and trust, God loves us and wants to open your eyes too, you just have to go to Him, and put all your doubts aside, because it is satan that inflicts them doubts, Jesus is the only one that saves.