Your Death

[dpnice]

But you can do the same at any point of your life, it doesn't take that much time and it's not even actually about death, but mere bureaucracy, so it's actually as depressing as any daily business.

I agree with you, yet it does tend not to be something a 21yr old would think of doing.

When you are single and near retirement it seems a natural thing to sort everything out.

I hope everyone realises that there is a difference between thinking about your death and dwelling on it in a morbid way.

 

[kallipolis]

I hope everyone realises that there is a difference between thinking about your death and dwelling on it in a morbid way.

Well noted....

 

[belamyi]

I agree with you, yet it does tend not to be something a 21yr old would think of doing.

Oh, but that's because you have to start thinking, in general, in the first place, not just let yourself go by...

 

[belamyi]

When you are single and near retirement it seems a natural thing to sort everything out.

Well, being single is precisely what people would think allows you to do or cease to do whatever you please.

 

[Gentleheart]

You know...the past two or three years or so, I have thought more about it. Mostly regarding how I will die.
Also...thinking about it brings about a fear or missing out syndrome, while at the same time making me happy that I won't be here to see the huge shitshow this world will inevitably become.

 

[sixthson]

Harke, are you okay? I worry about you.

 

[Telstra]

You know...the past two or three years or so, I have thought more about it. Mostly regarding how I will die.
Also...thinking about it brings about a fear or missing out syndrome, while at the same time making me happy that I won't be here to see the huge shitshow this world will inevitably become.

I don't think it will be worst than world war 1&2
So everything will be fine if you live in the right countries

 

[desertboi]

I read where the thing most people contemplate on their deathbeds (provided they know they're near death) is all the things they wanted to do but never did. I imagine this includes apologies/thanks/"I love you's"/trips they never took,etc.

I think you bring up a great point here. I personally believe that many people fear death because they fear not living a full or int resting life. This is why many people who work a job that they hate and never leave the house on their time off are depressed. They feel that time is slipping away.

That's my Psych 101 coming out there....

 

[Beachguyj]

Nope. I don't worry about it, I just turned 50 this past year so I have many years ahead.

 

[dpnice]

Harke, are you okay? I worry about you.

I just went to check that you are still posting. Your little green light was on so I feel relieved that you are still with us.

Take care.

 

[Willie Boy]

Ok, I have to ask, what was your line of work?

P.I., Security, Hostage Negotiations, Courier. Among other things.

 

[kallipolis]

I think you bring up a great point here. I personally believe that many people fear death because they fear not living a full or int resting life. This is why many people who work a job that they hate and never leave the house on their time off are depressed. They feel that time is slipping away.

That's my Psych 101 coming out there....

Death is a leveller...money does not matter...and, just perhaps, despite the forceful abuse of our atheists, human life continues beyond the restraints of the body....I'm paying for the round....yes, champagne included....

 

[Keeland]

...and, just perhaps, despite the forceful abuse of our atheists....

I'm happy you admitted it.

 

[kallipolis]

I'm happy you admitted it.

That I should have ignored one of our obsessive atheists, by name....mea culpa....

 

[Keeland]

That I should have ignored one of our obsessive atheists, by name....mea culpa....

...and, just perhaps, despite the forceful abuse of our atheists....

I would have merrily skipped my way on to the next thread but for skidding to a halt at "of our atheists," thereby reversing its meaning, not "by our atheists."

But out of the mouths of babes. . . .

 

[justaguy]

Harke, are you okay? I worry about you.

I second that thought from the other side of the world.

 

[belamyi]

 

[unloadonme]

I wouldn't say that I think about it all the time, but I have given it enough thought to write a will and to give instructions about my funeral (burial, God not to be invited). Not I can get on with my life.

 

[Thad1527]

On occasion. But I just finished Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, which has this quote:

There are a thousand thousand reasons for living this life, and each one of them is sufficient.

 

[belamyi]

On occasion. But I just finished Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson, which has this quote:

There are a thousand thousand reasons for living this life, and each one of them is sufficient.

Ha! how clever: substitute "living" for "dying" and it makes just as much sense...