Thoughts of death?

Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the Force. Mourn them do not. Miss them do not. Attachment leads to jealously. The shadow of greed, that is.

I am not trying to belittle the topic, and I have only really lost 1 close relative so my thoughts on it may change in the future, but right now Master Yoda explains very well how I feel on the subject. Obviously when my nan died a few years ago I mourned her, but now, every time I think of her its a sort of happy sadness. If that makes sense.
 
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Do you sometimes think about what it would be like if you or a family member died? I mainly think about how my death would affect others and the state it would leave them

I know my mum said she has nightmares about me dieing and I do about parents, family and close friends.

I also sometimes see passed away family in dreams / nightmares. Last night I saw my grandad walk past me in the street and not recognise me

Not sure if this is natural, maybe it is. Anyone have similar thoughts or dreams?
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When I die, I die.

I beleive in fate and if I get hit by a bus tomorrow then it was meant to be.

I won't however be pre-determining my death (suicide) as I think it's weak, inconsiderate to those left behind, and pathetic.
 
Nitefly said:
Death is something best kept out of mind really - deal with it only when you have to or you will just end up being miserable.
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Why keep it out of mind?

I am under no illusions about death, I don't fear it, I don't worry about any of my family dying, after all I know they are all going to die at some point.
 
lol i have had thoughts of dying, though i like to imagine it goes completely unnoticed somehow.

i don't think it's unhealthy to think about death, but it's probably a symptom of having too much free time :p
 
i'm sure everyone has thougt about it occasionally. its just inevitable that everything dies out eventually even stars in the cosmos. its best to enjoy life now and let nature do whatever it was designed to do eventually. more happy thoughts will stop your nightmares.
 
I don't care when I die, as long as it's painless and in my sleep.

That's probably how everyone wants to die though.
 
Life and death go hand in hand. I've witnessed births (first person my children touched and saw when born) and held hands of dying family and friends. Both are equally emotional.

By brother died 10 years ago. I spent his last 6 months with him helping his wife care for him. I have no regrets. We had some of the best times of our lives during those months.

Many fear death because it is an unknown.. even more so because of the way society shuns it. It's hard to find people who will talk about death, not as a negative or positive thing, but just discuss it.
 
Can't remember a thing before I was born, pretty certain I won't know anything when I die, so no point trying to imagine nothing for eternity.

All my Grandparents are gone now but didn't affect me when they died, just another part of life. You remember the memories and create your own new ones.
 
What I find amazing is how badly we deal with death as a species.

The amazing lengths we will go to deny death, to avoid the pretty likely probability that when we die - that's it, game over - lights out, nothing - zip.

It's hard for us to deal with, as as our intelligence grows - our ability to fear death grows with it.

Almost every single religious & spiritual concept seems quite strongly based in this fear, through the afterlife, heaven, reincarnation, ghosts, spirits, souls - all of which deny death.

This is why I believe religion will be around for much longer than our rational minds should allow - as on the subject of death rationality is difficult for some & impossible for others.

The main reason not to worry about death is because it's utterly pointless - don't take stupid risks, don't get fat & exercise if you want to live longer is the cold harsh truth - because a few extra years of frailty is probably the best you are going to get.
 
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