Why You Should Stop Fearing Death (and Start Living)
You could die today, or maybe tomorrow. Whenever it is… death is inevitable.
Since the beginning of civilization, we’ve known that we will all die.
It’s not a question of if, it is a question of when.
No matter what people have claimed over the years, mortality eventually catches them.
To some, that thought is deeply disturbing and gives them anxiety. That’s understandable if you consider the fact that no one knows what happens next.
But, I want to argue that the end should bring you comfort and perhaps even set you free…
It’s time to stop fearing death, and to start living!
Don’t fear the inevitable.
You’re going to die. There is no way around that.
So, why would you spend the days you have alive worrying about something you cannot avoid?
I know that doesn’t take away the fear, but the logic is sound.
The fact that death is inevitable should make you want to enjoy the gift of life.
Instead of spending time thinking and being afraid of death, you could spend time learning more about it, becoming comfortable with it, and practicing to live with that inevitability.
That brings me to my next point.
Life works in cycles.
Everything that has a beginning must also have an end. That’s how it works with everything that we know of.
However, for something to have an end, it must also have had a beginning.
What was before that beginning?
Just nothingness?
It was rather hard to believe that before the beginning there was nothing. Wouldn’t it be far more likely that there was the end of something else?
This may upset some of those who are religious, but it is simply a thought exercise for you to ponder.
Nearly everything in life has a cycle.
You’re just not used to it because you’ve been so focused on the beginning of the cycle, the stage you’re in - your life.
Most beliefs have a happy ending
Aside from those who believe you will end up in a fiery torture pit of doom when you die, the majority of beliefs lean towards there either being a happy ending or just a new beginning.
Some people were dead for moments and saw bright happy lights. Maybe those lights were heaven, where many people believe you end up if you’re a good person.
Meanwhile, others believe when you die you are reborn in a different form. (I would argue going to heaven is a rebirth on its own)
Both of those scenarios seem to be pretty pleasant to me.
Why would you fear either of those happy endings?
Every scenario is just as likely
At the end of the day, no one has really died and lived to tell you what will happen next. Of course, some people claim they have, but none of those stories are enough to base fear or belief around.
That means that every scenario of what happens after death is just as likely.
You might go to a fiery pit of hell because you did a few bad things.
But, you might also go to a planet in a different dimension where you cuddle with a big bear every night, eat cookies that make you strong, live in euphoria, and do all the things you love day after day.
You simply don’t know.
What I’m getting at is that you may as well believe in whatever makes you happy.
Believing that death is the end, that it is horrible and something to fear is a path to a miserable life living in paranoia.
Instead, choose to believe in something realistic and pleasant that makes you sleep at night. It’s far better than fearing the inevitable.
What I believe (skip if you get offended easily)
My beliefs are unconventional and are always changing. They change based on what I read on spirituality and physics.
It is hard to believe that what we are disappears when our body dies.
Our body consists of matter - matter that our “self” occupies and lives in until the matter goes back to the earth.
The universe has the same amount of matter regardless of how big the universe grows so it’s safe to assume that our body simply continues to be part of the universe as it was the whole time.
Our “self” or our soul lives on.
I believe that before starting our human life, our “self” was flying around the universe having a grand old time.
Eventually, though, that gets a little boring, so at any point your “self” can decide to jump into a human body and live this wonderful experience. (maybe there is a waiting list though since life is so awesome)
When you jump into the human body, your memory of your past is wiped and you get to live the human experience from beginning to end.
The human experience is exciting because you face risks, unlike when you are flying around the universe.
Risks are exciting, they mean possibilities, and they mean something new.
Human life offers new experiences so you decide to do it. You might even end up doing it more than once.
Once you die though, you go back to flying around the universe. At that point, you might enjoy exploring for a bit again until you choose to come back and live this experience all over again.
That means that your human experience has a beginning and an end.
In fact, what makes the human experience exciting after all this time is the simple fact that one day you WILL die.
Death is the reason why human life has risks, why it becomes more exciting, and why you have possibilities.
Death as an inevitability turned out to be a feature, not a bug, this whole damn time.
Closing remarks
Whatever you choose to believe, make it something that allows you to enjoy life to the fullest.
If you believe something that makes you fear death to the point that it prevents you from living life to the fullest… then you have a problem.
By eliminating the fear of death and accepting its inevitability, you can start living.
Finally. The choice is yours!
Thanks for reading
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