Do you FEAR Death? Or Do you Welcome it?

Me personally, I’m not afraid of death: I know we all expire at one point some day: Nothing lasts forever. So my answer would be: I do Welcome a natural death: Like say a heart attack or a stroke or a cardiac arrest or something. But say, a person has a gun to my head, or a knife pointed at me. In those situations: I think death would very well scare me?? What about you? Do you Fear Death? Or do you Embrace/Welcome Death?

 

Wow, no response yet.
Most people don't even want to think about their own mortality, especially how it might happen.

As we age, we have that choice, fear or acceptance of the inevitable. I think the latter is preferable.

These days there seems to be more fatalism among older generations, more hope in younger generations. But that too is starting to change as the reality of life on this planet seems more tenuous. Especially since they face harder economic, ecological and political situations.

 

I don't fear it--it pisses me off that I won't know whats going on after I bite the big one!

 

I have been thinking a lot about death lately. My younger brother died May first of this year and my oldest sister died this past Monday, October 23. I can say that I would not have chosen either of their deaths but I can say I am at peace that they are no longer suffering. I don't fear death. I will welcome death when it comes for me.

 

I don't fear death per se, but I do fear the manner of it: the quicker and more painless, the better.

 

I lost all fear of death years ago. It is un-avoidable. The sooner one acknowledges this, the more they can actually LIVE.

 

I turn 70 in a few months and I don't fear death but I'm not ready for it. Give me time to enjoy my retirement, another 10-20 years. I just hope I don't get so decrepit that I look forward to dying!

 

I dont think i am afraid of "natural" death(sicknes/ect)..............but i dont know about other situations(crime/ect).............matter of how i react, i guess.

For the most part,if i die, i die..............i hope it is fast and painless(50)



Mzzls

 

A lot of people I grew up with are gone now. Heart attacks, strokes, cancer and other diseases have taken the biggest toll. A few are gone from accidents, overdoses and suicide, and a couple of them were murdered. I myself have had a few brushes with death, if it weren't for modern medicine I doubt I'd still be around. The point being I might live to be 100 or I might die today. No point in being afraid of death, when your number's up it's up.

 

I would love to become a 100 in good health and maybe see what happens to us in he future..............but being realistic(personal/lifestyle/age/work/ect) .

We ll see,whatever happens, happens...........enjoy while you can..................my best guess.

Mzzls

 

2o+ years ago Robby and I had a " close thing", motorcycle related. Although we came out of it completely unscathed [ f**k knows how] it made us realise how precious each day is and also how unexpectedly death can creep up.

I don't fear death but I don't have time for him right now ,too much to do still.
My biggest worry is if we don't go together ; sad for the one left behind.
If it is me who is left I don't think I would stay for too long after.
Nicky x

 

Some points to be made. The first is nobody gets out of this life alive. Like everybody was born, everybody will die. Second is the word fear. it's just an acronym meaning False Evidence Appearing Real. My final point is I don't think anybody is afraid of death. It is the permanent unknown that you enter when your body ceases to function further that people are uncomfortable facing.