Death and Afterlife

i find death kinda interesting. i think i can handle it & i'm not afraid to die. life is unfair that's why some of us die easy some of us don't. and to quote virginia woolf in the movie the hours 'what happens when we die? we return to the place that we came from. i don't remember where i came from. nor do i'

I think that, the only reason why people are scared is, not that they're going to die, because its just inevitable, but more of the fact that they don't know whats going to happen to them after.

It's terrifying not to have control of your future, or control of when you want things to happen.

Its also scary to think whats going to happen with the world after the end of it.

Would there be another earth? Would we still be human? Would we meet the same people? Would we remember anything at all of our past life?

Its all very scary stuff. So I quote Frank's thigh:

"Live each day as if it were your last."

I'm fine with death. I know that everyone I know and love is going to die, and if I haven't died before then, I'm going to be alone, but I know that that is a fact of life. I'm not scared.

Some deaths can be postponed, ie by medicines, and other health care, and I think that that should be taken advantage of. I understand why a person might not want to by resuscitated, but overall, I think that people shouldn't really refuse treatment, unless they want to die. That is, I don't think that people should refuse treatment because their religion says they should, because I think that if God was providing you with access to these potentially life saving facilities, then He must want you to live. If He wanted you to die, then He would kill you someplace where you can't get the care, or you would die anyway.

I'm in two minds about the afterlife. I believe in ghosts, and stuff, because it can't just be mass hysteria, but I'm not sure what the 'criteria' to become a ghost is, and what happens if you aren't a ghost. I think that people might believe in heaven in order to bring some sort of solace, or relief that when they die, they will be okay.

i think people are not specifically scared of death, but scared of the unknown and scared that they cant prevent it in anyway. There scared of what they'll leave behind and what comes after it and they need to know there is something, some kind of comfort zone where they can be forgiven for all their past deeds, thats why some people believe in heaven, they need to know their life was for something and that they can be forgiven for all their wring doings.
i personally am not scared of death, and couldnt care less when i die or what happens after i die. i go by the philosophy "go with the flow", or at least its my philosophy. im content with my life and believe there is nothing i the future for me, but if i live to be 80 then so be it, but i want to die when im around 40-50. i live how i want to live eacha and every day and dont believe in any religion and am completely content with my life.

I saw a man die this morning. And it scared me so much.

It's not that I'm afraid of dying, it's the time of dying I'm afraid of. Death can come at any second. Enjoy life to the fullest, people.

Anyways, I don't know if there is a heaven or a hell, and that's what I'm afraid of. I think when we die we just disappear forever. The ones who died without a cause may come back as ghosts to finish their cause.

i myself dont believe god or heaven or anything like that... i think that when you die, thats it , you dont go to heaven or hell..

but i also think if god was real and there was a heaven and hell, why did he put us on earth first if we "live" in heaven or hell after death.. :\

i don't want to have an afterlife. unless you can ensure that i'll never feel tired there.

an average person lives for about 60 to 70 years on earth. it's time to take a break after that, isn't it?

the only part im really scared of is that its gonna happen when i havent experienced the life part to my fullest yet and that like when u die everything just go black around u and that its....its like passing out....u have no presence at all
thats not what i believe in (i belivee ur spirit goes on in the world) but thats what imscared of

I have seen many people die. and it just stopped scaring me about after my second. I do have a problem why I cry when i see animals die but I'm fine if i see a human die. Could some help me through that. I just think life doesn't have a reason the only thing I'm afraid of is who I'm leaving behind. BUt who isn't. If you could talk to me about the animal thing that would be great.

Michael who? Phelps.:

I have seen many people die. and it just stopped scaring me about after my second. I do have a problem why I cry when i see animals die but I'm fine if i see a human die. Could some help me through that. I just think life doesn't have a reason the only thing I'm afraid of is who I'm leaving behind. BUt who isn't. If you could talk to me about the animal thing that would be great.

I dont think that should really be asked here, Try the personal questions thread if you want help.

I used to be terrified of death as well. Everytime I thought of someone dying, myself or someone I love I would cry. And I think the more I became aware of death and it happening all the time all around me, the fear intensified. I think though, in order to not be afraid that sometimes you ['you' in general] need to let go of that fear and accept it; which is often the hardest thing to do.
Personally, I felt as if religion did fuel a lot of the fear I had in death as well as living. Heaven and Hell were two elements which terrified me as a kid and I was constantly paranoid about what I was doing due to the consquences God/Satan could put upon me. That's only my own experience though.

For me letting go and having a kind of nilhilistic attitude towards mythical/abstract things like after-life has given me a less paranoid mindset towards what life offers, even when that offering is death. I'm not afraid of death but I want to embrace life at the same time, I have faith that anybody is capable of doing anything if they believe in their cause throughout this short, short period called life.

It scares me to know that life and death can be totally unpredictable. For example, I went to school and had an awesome day laughing with my friends. And I come home and eat dinner and my parrot falls to the bottom of his cage and dies in my arms. Or my best friend comes home and her mom tells her that they have to go to the hospital because her dad got hit by a car. He's ok now, but who knows what could've happened! Life is totally unpredictable and it scares me that anything could happen. I'm always afraid that I'm going to die before I really get to make an impact on people's lives. I wanna make my mark on this Earth and then I will be able to die peacefully.

Im afraid of not knowing what's going to happen and how it's gonna happen. I think you just gonna rotten and dissapear when you die... That's a scary though. Im more afraid of death , like losing someone, then me dying. But it's inevitable and we can't escape it. We just have to accept it i guess.

ya what scares me is that some freak situation will happen, and I won't live to see how my life happens and to fullfill my goals. people are constantly getting sick, and freak accidents do happen in the middle of poeple's lives. Things happen so randomly, and it scares the hell out of me. and living in this country , if I can't afford helath insurance when im older and i randomly get really ill, ill be left in the dust if I have crappy health insurance or none at all.


but I don't know about afterlifes. i used to believe in heaven and hell, and sometimes I think about reincarnation. But my best bet is on the fact of dropping dead, and just being dead....an unconcious. But whenever I see myself freaking out I think " Well, maybe it's like going to sleep, but only forever! I like slepping."

ya what scares me is that some freak situation will happen, and I won't live to see how my life happens and to fullfill my goals. people are constantly getting sick, and freak accidents do happen in the middle of poeple's lives. Things happen so randomly, and it scares the hell out of me. and living in this country , if I can't afford helath insurance when im older and i randomly get really ill, ill be left in the dust if I have crappy health insurance or none at all.


but I don't know about afterlifes. i used to believe in heaven and hell, and sometimes I think about reincarnation. But my best bet is on the fact of dropping dead, and just being dead....an unconcious. But whenever I see myself freaking out I think " Well, maybe it's like going to sleep, but only forever! I like slepping."

ya what scares me is that some freak situation will happen, and I won't live to see how my life happens and to fullfill my goals. people are constantly getting sick, and freak accidents do happen in the middle of poeple's lives. Things happen so randomly, and it scares the hell out of me. and living in this country , if I can't afford helath insurance when im older and i randomly get really ill, ill be left in the dust if I have crappy health insurance or none at all.


but I don't know about afterlifes. i used to believe in heaven and hell, and sometimes I think about reincarnation. But my best bet is on the fact of dropping dead, and just being dead....an unconcious. But whenever I see myself freaking out I think " Well, maybe it's like going to sleep, but only forever! I like slepping."

It scares me that life can be cut short at any time... Take, for instance, a kid that went to my school. Just friday, he was here smiling and making the rest of us laugh. Then that night, he gets into a car accident. The next morning, we find out he passed away. Just like that. At 17 years old. He had so much life ahead of him, and it was just taken from him. I am also afraid of the fact that time doesn't ever end. After we die, it keeps going. Even if everyone is dead, time still keeps going... I believe in God and Heaven & Hell, but i still don't think death is always fair...

i like death to a point but im still afaid of it!i hate life but afraid if i die there is no after life! but im obsessed with death i think its beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i wonder what i will miss if i die!