3 July 2012
Death,
It is something that we are faced with everyday. Whether it be the death of another human or the death of an innocent flower. It is something that we are all familiar with. We are confronted by death everyday. But yet, we never seem to except it will happen to us and the people we love. I guess for some reason we forget that death happens to everyone, not just people we don't know. But still, no one is ever comfortable with it. Once we reach middle age, everyone start to worry about having a heart attack or a stroke and suddenly decides its time to get fit and look after themselves. Why are we so uncomfortable with the idea of dying? I know for a fact I am. Death is my biggest fear. Most people are afraid of spiders or heights, but I'm scared of death. And why? I mean, as far as I know, we die and that's it. Nothing else. Just nothing. It's all over. The fat lady has sung.
But...
Is that all there really is too it? Maybe that's what scares me so much. The fear of the unknown. Not knowing if I'll be reincarnated (and if so what too?) If I'll go to heaven (that's assuming I've been "good enough" to go there.) Or if I will just like in the ground and rot and slowly be forgotten about by all the people that once cared. The thought that one day the flowers would stop coming and you would just become another tombstone amongst many in an uncared for graveyard. Even worse, is the thought of losing all the people I love. Without my friends and family I would have nothing and the thought of losing them is sometimes more then I can take.
But would it be any easier if we knew the date and the way it would all come to a dramatic end? If we knew, would we be able to change fate and prevent it and cherish those extra few moments we were never meant to have? Or would we always live life to the full, doing things that make us happy and telling the people who matter "your perfect in every way and I love you."
Sometimes it makes you think, we were born to die. I mean those are the only two certainties in life. We were born and one day we will die. You can never be sure of the circumstances of either but you know they will happen.
Death is something we face everyday, but is their no way we can prevent it?
Death • Opuss № I