The acceptance of death and the fact that I do not know if there is an afterlife has opened up new doors in me living life. No one really knows. It would be nice if there is something beyond life. But I am going on the assumption that now is all we have. That is all I know. Suddenly the here an now is in my hands. All I know for sure is I got one shot at life and I am not going to be around forever. At that point there are no excuses. Make it or break it, it is in your hands. I find freedom in admitting I do not know. It would not surprise me though if death is the complete end. I am okay with that and it makes me want to make now even more awesome. I know I can't take anything with me. So I am going to enjoy life and go out with my usual style.
And this is your theory. Edit: just saw Neos post now haha. All we have is theories, ask a dead person what its like and see what he says.
All we have are theories indeed. No sense in dwelling on what might or might not be... sorta the gist of what UA posted in finding freedom in admitting a lack of knowledge. It seems a pity for some to restrict the full spectrum of what life has to offer based on the tenets of a faith that may not hold any water so to speak. I look at it merely as a passage and don't dwell on my exit strategy.
I dont let myself think about it, might come tomorrow, might be when Im 80 but till then Im just going to try my best to enjoy living. Life is mysterious enough as it is, we should try and figure that out before dwelling on the unknowable.
Theres some dirt under your...oh no wait its just France :tongue: nevermind. jk Bit of **** comment there above me int it?
I'm tempted to neg rep you just to teach you a lesson :toetap05: Can you tell that I am in love with smiley
sometimes i think about it. all i know is that there is nothing human-like about a dead body, it's really just a piece of meat. i guess that tends to make me think there is some kind of a soul. It's good to remember your mortality sometimes, makes you appreciate what you have and the people you love.. tell people what you feel while you can!! what bugs me most about my own death is that i won't be around to see what happens in the future!! that really gets to me, i would love to know what the fate of the universe is.
My plan is simply to become very rich in my mid 30's, so I'll be able to afford the opulent immortality treatments for the super rich that'll appear in about 15 years. If gene altering immortality shots never appear or more likely I've blown all my money on a pyramid scheme, I'll spend the rest of my days enjoying life. What else are you going to do?
I use to be scared of it but i became at peace with it. Buddhism actually changed my fear. Maybe you should get into it, calms you
A healthy respect for the reality of our own mortality can give us room to consider what might be really relevant about life.
I'm sure you were only quoting dolly parton who once said “whoever invented gravity must have been a man’ Hotwater
But nobody knows when that is. We could die tomorrow, or in 50 years time. I feel like I should say, it's sensible to plan ahead.
It is not sensible to (spare plan ahead) think in the future fade wrapped in paranoia, apprehension, general fear. But in relation to what you said, I'd say, live so much in the moment that death is now suitable. Plus we experience death of mind, it's kind of similar.
so then you care quite a bit? if you could care less.... unless you meant to say you couldn't care less. because then that would make sense. :coffee:
