Death: An excerpt from Tuesdays with Morrie - 2

"Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live."

When I first read this ironic statement from the book "Tuesdays with Morrie", I was able to reflect on what the statement wants to convey. I fully understood the statement above when I had a serious illness that was almost a near death experience last November 2008. Yes, I almost die. No friends visiting me, no family with me, nothing except myself. It was harder than what I thought. But when I was able to survive from that near death experience, I became a different man. My Line of thinking changed radically. I now look at the basic things in my life, my family, my true friends who really care and support and give me happiness. And I believe these are the things that make our life meaningful. And that I can say, when I die at this very moment, I won't regret anything and that I'm already ready.

Death: An excerpt from Tuesdays with Morrie - 1

"Everyone knows they're going to die but nobody believes it."

I believe in this statement by Morrie, many people have become ambitious enough that they forgotten the simple important things in this life. We have forgotten to see the beautiful sky, the smile of a baby, etc these important things that really matter. At the end of the day we all gonna die, nobody will be spared from this fact. So the healthiest thing to do is do what makes us really happy. Family, friends, nature,etc. Let us all look on all these things because they really matter.

Dying as a part of Being Human

Many people who are afraid to die do not understand that dying is a part of being human. No man is exempted from this natural phenomenon. So the healthiest thing to do is prepare for it and accept this fact. It is in accepting that we become free.

I’m Afraid Of Dying

Published on Saturday, April 22, 2006

My whole life, as long as I can remember, I’ve been afraid of dying. The fear seems to hit me in waves, but it’s always there, constantly reminding me of my mortality.

As we grow up, most of us reach a time when we start to think about life, death, universe, why we’re here. Some think about it while lying in their beds at night staring out into the darkness, some share it with friends when drunk and some just try to suppress these thoughts as soon as they surface. What almost every person seems to have in common with each other, though, is that we desperately try to find a reason for living, a meaning with our existence.

One person might find cause through religion, while others find comfort in trying to understand as much as possible of the science we use to try to explain this phenomenon we refer to as life. But almost everyone seems to strive for an answer, a reason, a motivation to keep going.

Why am I afraid? I can’t even begin to fathom that my life will end, that my body will stop functioning and that all the thoughts, love and sorrows I bear with me will vanish. That I will cease to exist, and that I will be just gone.

I’ve heard that the older one gets, the more one comes to term with the fact that life isn’t endless. That we have been given a certain amount of time to live, and all we can do is try to make the best out of it.

You might look upon these thoughts as the ones of an unhappy man; on the contrary! My life is beyond my wildest expectations! I have a wonderful girlfriend, and a daughter that I love so much that no words of man are worthy of describing such strong feelings. I have seen so many things, been to numerous places and have met so many interesting people in my life. In my line of work I have reached a moderate success and respect, and I constantly want to become better at what I do. I also sincerely hope to constantly keep evolving into a better and less selfish human being.

But all that just makes the fear even worse to handle. To one day lose everything I’ve fought so hard for; to not be around to help and aid my family, in sorrow and in joy. At times, I can just neglect the various thoughts, and then at other times I desperately stare out into the vast emptiness hoping to find some way to be strong enough to withstand the psychological terror a fear of death brings to you.

Ever had a dream that felt more real than life itself? I’m sure you have, one time or another. Some of mine have been dreams of actually dying, waking up in the middle of the night, drenched with sweat and literary screaming my anxiety out into the room; my mind boggling and my body shaking with reluctance against the implication of death.

Maybe we do have souls, perhaps they do live on forever; maybe we’re all incarnated from who knows how long back in time. There is the slightest chance that we might remember and carry with us who we are, and that’s the fraction of hope I cling on to. Nevertheless, my fear is still there.

http://robertnyman.com/2006/04/22/im-afraid-of-dying/

The good thing about this article is that many people can relate to this. What we should do is we should learn to let go. Let go that all of us are just passers by, let go that all things will come and go, and let go of the material things and emotional things we have experienced. 

via reuters

Truth Behind Why People Are Afraid to Die

Truth Behind Why People Are Afraid to Die

Many people are afraid to die because they know that they have not done yet the things they are supposed to do or not have accomplished something yet. Like sharing, loving, etc. If those people that are afraid to die have shared enough, loved enough, they will not experience this kind of fear. Many aged persons are under this condition. In order that the fear of death will slowly vanish, one should share what he has and love the people around him.

Fear of Death

Fear of Death

The obsessive fear of Death is called Thanatophobia!