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Let's face it, death is a part of everyday life. Some people never get used to it, and others are numb to the fact. Recently, I have been faced with a lot of death surrounding me. However, I don't fear it now, like I used to. In fact, I am glad death exists, because it gives meaning to living life. If there were no death would I push myself to do better, or go out and try new things? More than likely not.

However on the opposite spectrum would be my mother. She is very apprehensive about her mortality, and has even got my younger sister worried about it.

How do you feel about death?

Yes, I do fear death. I feel like there's so much I still want to do in my life, and time is flying, so I'm not cool with death at all. Maybe when I'm 90, but I wouldn't be too sure.

Yes, I do fear death. I feel like there's so much I still want to do in my life, and time is flying, so I'm not cool with death at all. Maybe when I'm 90, but I wouldn't be too sure.


But if you had an eternity to do everything, would you really? Or would you just become a blob moving about life, being bitter, because there is no end?

Time is relative.

I would even say that death is splendid, as it releases us from the pain and suffering of this life.

Meh.

I used to obsess about the idea of death when I was younger, but now, a big meh. Shit happens one day, I guess.

Fuck death. If death came to my door right now, I would throw hot grease on his face and kick him in the undead balls.

i dont fear my own death. whats the point? its coming no matter how i feel about it

i do fear the deaths of others because i know how terrible the grief will be.

I've no intention of living a very long life, anyway. So, no, it doesn't bother me. On the contrary.

Fuck death. If death came to my door right now, I would throw hot grease on his face and kick him in the undead balls.


And then because you hurt death, you'd have to become death....


Wait...Family guy...dammit

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/death.jpg
Nothing to fear. Just look how gently he treats the kitty!

And then because you hurt death, you'd have to become death....


Wait...Family guy...dammit

I was waiting for someone to pick up on that.

Good job. You get a cookie.

i dont fear my own death. whats the point? its coming no matter how i feel about it

i do fear the deaths of others because i know how terrible the grief will be.


I beleive that is why I was so upset with it. I couldn't bare the thought of family, or friends dying. I would pray everynight that they would live long past myself, so i wouldn't have to see their death.

I don't fear death, but I don't want it to come. At least not right now. I feel there is still more I want to do.

Nothing to fear. Just look how gently he treats the kitty!

That's what you think. The kitty is death, and mortality is his servant petting him.

I was waiting for someone to pick up on that.

Good job. You get a cookie.


-starts to eat cookie, then begins to choke, and finally, in a twist of irony, chokes to death- ;)

Meh.

I used to obsess about the idea of death when I was younger, but now, a big meh. Shit happens one day, I guess.
Exactly the same, except I never used to obsess about death. I do find some aspects of it fascinating, and occasionally when I'm bored I think of imaginative methods of suicide, but I don't fear death.

-starts to eat cookie, then begins to choke, and finally, in a twist of irony, chokes to death- ;)

*Manical Laugh*

-starts to eat cookie, then begins to choke, and finally, in a twist of irony, chokes to death- ;)
You'd have survived had it been a pretzel...

But if you had an eternity to do everything, would you really? Or would you just become a blob moving about life, being bitter, because there is no end?
Well, it's not like that's actually the alternative, is it? Fact is, I *am* going to die sooner or later. Doesn't mean I have to *like* it.

Well, it's not like that's actually the alternative, is it? Fact is, I *am* going to die sooner or later. Doesn't mean I have to *like* it.


Well, I guess not.

Here is another question; Does one's belief about death, and perhaps an afterlife, affect their perception of death? Meaning, if i beleive in life after death, will i be more comfortable with it than someone who has no belief in afterlife?

Here is another question; Does one's belief about death, and perhaps an afterlife, affect their perception of death? Meaning, if i beleive in life after death, will i be more comfortable with it than someone who has no belief in afterlife?
Possibly. But I believe that after death there is nothing, and I don't fear death. Maybe the two are related, and I don't fear death because I am comfortable with the idea that there will be nothing.

Possibly. But I believe that after death there is nothing, and I don't fear death. Maybe the two are related, and I don't fear death because I am comfortable with the idea that there will be nothing.

See, i would be the opposite. With out the hope of an afterlife of somesort, I would be hopelessly depressed. However, the thought of an alternative afterlife(a hell of sorts) is not much comfort either.

Destruction breeds creation. Death leads to birth, birth to death. I don't fear death, it will happen no matter what. No use waisting the time we have worrying about something we cannot control.

Life in every breath.

I'm scared shitless of death. What age did you guys stop fearing it?

I'm scared shitless of death. What age did you guys stop fearing it?


I was 13 or 14 when I first began to fear it..and it peaked around when i was about 16...i am now 19, and do not fear it at all.

I went with the last option, not to be cheeky, but because according to my Faith I am going to have Eternal Life as God Wills. With that understanding, everything is peachy.

Doesn't it usually go in cycles?
You get your first fear of death when you first learn about/understand the concept (say, around 5?).
The second usually comes around puberty.
Then it comes and goes in waves during your adult life, increasing a bit once up pass 50 or so.

As the oldtimers use to say: Youth is wasted on the young! ;)
Obsessing about death when you have (barring unnatural causes) a whole life in front of you?! Hah! Me now, I'm pushing 80, I got some real cause to worry!

I went with the last option, not to be cheeky, but because according to my Faith I am going to have Eternal Life as God Wills. With that understanding, everything is peachy.


Sounds good to me :)

do i fear death u ask..well only if it is one of my love ones that will pass away that i fear. but when it comes to my own death, i dont really care at the moment. if it comes then it comes, just live my life to the fullest most days..

Doesn't it usually go in cycles?
You get your first fear of death when you first learn about/understand the concept (say, around 5?).
The second usually comes around puberty.
Then it comes and goes in waves during your adult life, increasing a bit once up pass 50 or so.

As the oldtimers use to say: Youth is wasted on the young! ;)
Obsessing about death when you have (barring unnatural causes) a whole life in front of you?! Hah! Me now, I'm pushing 80, I got some real cause to worry!


80? no need to worry..you still have like ten..years or minutes or whatever to live :p

I fear death a lot. I also think death due to aging is one of the universe's biggest ripoffs. Seriously, even if you survive wars, genocide attempts, disease, famine etc. at the end you still AGE to death! What a rip...

But, I don't accept that it's inevitable! Modern medical science is making advances in deciphering how aging works all the time - I have no reason to believe that the aging code won't be cracked, very hopefully soon enough to do me good.

As for life becoming boring at some point, it's often dull right now, but I find even that preferable to death. Only in the most extreme circumstances could I see preferring death (I wouldn't want to live forever if I was hopelessly, unfindably buried under 100 meters of mudslide debris, for instance).

There are several logistical problems that would be associated with humans not aging to death anymore, but I sure am not willing to die to alleviate that, if I can avoid it.

I was 13 or 14 when I first began to fear it..and it peaked around when i was about 16...i am now 19, and do not fear it at all.
Out of curiosity, how long have you been a Christian? Before you were 13? I just want to know if your (possibly changing) religious beliefs have had any effect on your view on death.

I'm scared shitless of death. What age did you guys stop fearing it?
Never did.

Of course he bothers me, do you know how hard it is to remain inconspicuous with a 6 foot skeleton in a black robe with a scythe following you around?

On a serious note, i've never really had a problem with death, it's going to happen anyway, theres not much point in worrying about it.

I don't believe in any form of afterlife, the extent of my beliefs is that there is some form of fate, so i have even less reason to worry about death, when it comes, it's not like i would have been able to stop it. :p

Simply put, death is a necessary part of life really. I would hate to live forever, eventually i would go insane, some people say i'm part way there already and i'm only 17. Also (in my view) there is nothing more harmful to life in general than something that is going to live forever.

80? no need to worry..you still have like ten..years or minutes or whatever to live :p
The old coot pulls his grey beard and then shakes an arthritic fist at Zilam.
"Cheeky young whippersnapper! If I didn't have the gyp I'd chase you down and give you a good 'iding!"

He shakes his head and then mutters something about, "Don't know what it is with the youth today! Why, in my day we had respect for our elders and betters."

Mutters trail off as the old coot drifts off into memory lane.




((And by now, it's such a long lane too. :P))

Out of curiosity, how long have you been a Christian? Before you were 13? I just want to know if your (possibly changing) religious beliefs have had any effect on your view on death.


Never did.


I have went to church since I was like 8, but i became a christian when i was 14 :). Around that time i was facing a lot of death in my family, much like now, so I was afraid of it then, but now I have accepted it as a part of life, and even healing in some certain circumstances.

Meh.

I used to obsess about the idea of death when I was younger, but now, a big meh. Shit happens one day, I guess.

I used to cry in my pillow as five-year-old: "mum.. I'm afraid of dying when I'm old"

Somehow it seemed very relevant at that age. And with every year I care less (although death comes closer every damn year .. !)

The old coot pulls his grey beard and then shakes an arthritic fist at Zilam.
"Cheeky young whippersnapper! If I didn't have the gyp I'd chase you down and give you a good 'iding!"

He shakes his head and then mutters something about, "Don't know what it is with the youth today! Why, in my day we had respect for our elders and betters."

Mutters trail off as the old coot drifts off into memory lane.




((And by now, it's such a long lane too. :P))

Haha. That makes me want to give you a hug. I love elderly people. My grandfather was much like what you described in you post. He was always complaining about the youth, in particular my father :p. too bad he died when i was 4 or 5.

Being afraid of death is like being afraid of dawn. You best try to get over that fear cos they're both coming, whether you like it or not.

And then because you hurt death, you'd have to become death....


Wait...Family guy...dammit

Or Piers Anthony...

Oh no...time for work...That is a death in itself

No, i'm not. I've never really feared it actually, at most it sometimes made me sad. I think that the fact that we are mortal is a reminder of how precious life is. It tells us that we have to cherish every moment, because we don't know how many we have.

I'm an agnostic, i am completely unsure of an afterlife, but the thought of there being nothing afterwards doesn't scare me at all, or sadden me. If there's nothing, i won't have any idea what i'm missing, what i'm leaving behind. Watching the world go on without me would actually make more sad than just not existing anymore.

All that being said, i'm hoping i'll live a long time, i don't particularly want to die young.

That's what you think. The kitty is death, and mortality is his servant petting him.
:eek: Uh oh!

I don't believe in any real "reason" for us to exist. There is no higher goal, no afterlife, no Heaven to head for or deity to please.

Therefore, I'm not really afraid. When I die, I am not going to suffer or have anything to worry about anymore.

So no, I'm not really afraid. I am much more concenrned about those who (hopely/possibly) love me and would/will suffer because my death. I am also scared of losing some of those I truly care about, but not because of them personally - like said, they will not suffer after passing away - more about the misery losing their company will cause to the rest of us.

I don't think death should be feared (or celebrated) just accepted. It is the natural passing we all eventually face. I've come too close to dying to really fear it anymore. When my time comes (assuming it isn't painful) I'll accept it and die in peace. If I'm drowning or something I'll fight to my dying breath, let's hope I go peacefully.

I don't know how I feel about death; I've never tried it.

Now obviously, like several other things I've never tried such as illegal drugs, body piercings and self-castration, I have opinions about them, and I will certainly express them. However, I deliberately keep my opinions mild and I don't fault other people for trying them because I ever have. I think people should try something at least twice before passing judgement on it.

So until you've died twice, try not to knock death. :)

there is a sotry, but i dont recall who was said to be in it. it was in England if i remember right and back in the late 1700's. there were a couple of guys that were talking and one guy says to the group "im not affraid of dying". then one of the other men quickly pulled out a gun and held it up to the guys head. while the trigger was never pulled the man that said he wasnt afraid of dying quickly proved himself wrong.

Destruction breeds creation. Death leads to birth, birth to death. I don't fear death, it will happen no matter what. No use waisting the time we have worrying about something we cannot control.

Life in every breath.
Ditto. :)

I'm scared shitless of death. What age did you guys stop fearing it?
I never feared it. I don't know why. I think about my own death frequently, as a kind of pastime. I read somewhere something about the ancient samurai starting every day by visualizing their own deaths in order to free themselves of the fear of dying, and I thought that sounded cool, so I took it up. I imagine all kinds of dying scenarios, some I would dislike more than others. It gets a little boring after a while, though. Maybe that's the point. ;)

In a weird way I welcome it. Seems easier, less work and all. That said living aint half bad

Not particularly. I am pretty much certain that there is nothing once I die, and that I will truly rest in peace. If anything, it'll be brilliant. My brain sometimes aches from all this thinking.

I tend to look at individual lives as like waves on the ocean and death is when the wave collapses back into the ocean. Yes, it's inevidable. Yes, it would be strange if the waves just hung out on the surface of the ocean for all eternity. No, the water doesn't go away. Yes, the same water can form another wave, although it won't be exactly like the wave it was in before.

Death will come when it comes, and I'm ready for it. I've had some close calls, circumstances in which I should have died, and when I do finally die, it'll finally be the conclusion of my book that I've been wanting to read for a long time.

Death used to scare me alot. I would shiver when thinking about it. I would wonder, what will it be like being nothing, I can't remember not being alive, so what will I feel like to disappear. Now, I have no fear because I have strong faith that I will go to heaven through JC. I can kinda understand how I will feel now, and I am ok with that.

Does death bother you?

Not as long as I keep beating him at chess (see Ingmar Bergman).

I'm still alive (I think), I'll worry about death when it happens.

Hard one to gauge.

I don't want to die - but at the same time I know that I will, and I think I am at peace with that fact, even though I find it scary.

Not "keep me up at night scary" but scary in the way that any huge defining and uncertain event is kinda scary.

Hell yes. Death is about the most harrowing thing I can imagine. Just the thought that one day, you will lose conscious existence forever... it's very disconcerting.

I think part of it has to do with the unknown aspects. No matter how much wealth or technology or popularity one has at their disposal, death is unstoppable and ultimately unknowable. No one knows what it is like to die, what it is like to pass into that terminal moment.

And the fact that one must face it alone, that there can be no help from anyone else, no possibility of rescue from one's friends, family, or society. It is one of the few aspects of life that our modern culture has failed to conquer, or even adequately deal with. Few seriously consider death; we laugh about it, ignore it, or merely gloss it over. I doubt that many are prepared to face it.

I think that Shakespeare offered an excellent analysis of these issues in his most famous lines, Hamlet's "To be or not to be" speech. If you allow it a thorough reading and grasp what the character is saying, it is clear that Hamlet touches on this terrible subject that we all must face sooner or later... whether it is better to face the familiar burdens of life, or to escape into the unknown realm of death. I'll leave this more prosaic version for you to consider.

FYI, in this passage Hamlet is contemplating the issue of suicide, and why people rarely undertake it.

"To be, or not to be?" That is the question.

Whether it is nobler, in the mind, to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take up arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing them, end them? To die, to sleep no more... and by a "sleep" to say we end the heartache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to... it is a consummation devoutly to be wished for.

To die, to sleep... to sleep, perchance to dream! Aye, there's the rub; for in that sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have shuffled off this mortal coil? It must give us pause. There's the respect that makes a calamity of so long a life.

For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, the oppressor's wrong, the proud man's arrogance, the pangs of despised love, the law's delay, the insolence of office and the spurns that the patient merit of the unworthy takes, when he himself might his own death make with a bare dagger?

Who would burdens bear, to grunt and sweat under a weary life, were it not for that the dread of something after death, the undiscovered country from whose land no traveller returns? It puzzles the will, and makes us rather bear those ills we have, than fly to others that we know not of.

Thus conscience does make cowards of us all, and thus the native hue of resolution is sicklied over with the pale cast of thought, and enterprises of great pith and moment with this regard their currents turn awry, and lose the name of action.

well it happens

but vertical and breathing beats the alternatives

No, I don't fear death. I don't think my belief in reincarnation has anything to do with it, either.

I think part of it has to do with the unknown aspects. No matter how much wealth or technology or popularity one has at their disposal, death is unstoppable and ultimately unknowable. No one knows what it is like to die, what it is like to pass into that terminal moment.

And the fact that one must face it alone, that there can be no help from anyone else, no possibility of rescue from one's friends, family, or society. It is one of the few aspects of life that our modern culture has failed to conquer, or even adequately deal with. Few seriously consider death; we laugh about it, ignore it, or merely gloss it over. I doubt that many are prepared to face it.


"The greatest fear is what you don't know"

Something i read somewhere. I personally find life highly predictable and boring, so the unknown intrigues me. Admittedly, i'm in no rush to investigate death and if i could avoid it, i probably would, though as i said, i have some belief in fate and it wouldn't come down to could in the end. I don't fear it though, it's going to happen sooner or late and when it does one of the greatest mysteries of the universe will be revealed to me, if somehow you do retain some form of conciousness at least. If not, well, that's a shame really, but as i said, it would have happened sooner or later.

Nice quote from Hamlet by the way.

I fear life more than death.

Let's face it, death is a part of everyday life. Some people never get used to it, and others are numb to the fact. Recently, I have been faced with a lot of death surrounding me. However, I don't fear it now, like I used to. In fact, I am glad death exists, because it gives meaning to living life. If there were no death would I push myself to do better, or go out and try new things? More than likely not.

However on the opposite spectrum would be my mother. She is very apprehensive about her mortality, and has even got my younger sister worried about it.

How do you feel about death?
Up until the age of 27, I had relatives die, and though it was sad, they were very old, and so I thought they had a long life.

Then I saw people burn alive in a helicopter crash, screaming for help (the fire was way too hot for us to get anywhere near it). Some of the other people had been thrown through the rotors before impact, and their entrails were tossed into the treetops to hang there as a backdrop.

After that, it seeing death or hearing of someone dying hardly raised an eyebrow.

Death is the final frontier, and it must be very compelling, as no one I've met has ever come back from it.

Death itself does not scare me. But what comes AFTER it is a bit unnerving.

Do we simply cease to exist? That prospect seems VERY unnerving. I can't even imagine it.

Heaven and Hell? While the concept of a pleasant afterlife is comforting, the thought of an eternal punishment for "sinners" just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Death itself does not scare me. But what comes AFTER it is a bit unnerving.

Do we simply cease to exist? That prospect seems VERY unnerving. I can't even imagine it.

Heaven and Hell? While the concept of a pleasant afterlife is comforting, the thought of an eternal punishment for "sinners" just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Watching and listening to someone scream while immersed in flame, it gave me the impression that death hurts like nobody's business.

Fearing death is just stupid, that would b like fearing becoming a year older. It will happen so y worry about it, if u worry about something thats going to happen no matter what ur just wasting ur time, and emotion.

If ur religous, then don't fear death because u will go to heaven, or b reincarnated, and im not sure what other things they say but there r those.
If ur an atheist, then u shouldn't fear it because u know there isn't a purpose for human life, all we r is random things, so whats it matter if u die.

Death itself does not scare me. But what comes AFTER it is a bit unnerving.

Do we simply cease to exist? That prospect seems VERY unnerving. I can't even imagine it.

Heaven and Hell? While the concept of a pleasant afterlife is comforting, the thought of an eternal punishment for "sinners" just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Why is ceasing to exist unnerving?

You won't know about it for sure before, and you sure as hell wont once you cease to exist (if that's what happens).

Why is ceasing to exist unnerving?

You won't know about it for sure before, and you sure as hell wont once you cease to exist (if that's what happens).

If you don't cease to exist then you might have a pleasent or unpleasent surprise.

People often claim to remember past lives, but i don't think i've heard people remember past deaths.

On the plus side, you can only die once, or really die at least, you can be clinically dead for a few minutes and be revived, but really really dead only once. So even if you die horribly and painfully, it's not gonna happen again, whereas if you survive, it might. Unless hell exists, which in that case it kind of sucks.

Let's face it, death is a part of everyday life. Some people never get used to it, and others are numb to the fact. Recently, I have been faced with a lot of death surrounding me. However, I don't fear it now, like I used to. In fact, I am glad death exists, because it gives meaning to living life. If there were no death would I push myself to do better, or go out and try new things? More than likely not.

However on the opposite spectrum would be my mother. She is very apprehensive about her mortality, and has even got my younger sister worried about it.

How do you feel about death?
The prospect of my own death doesn't really bother me, though I certainly have worries about possible manners of death. (For instance, I really would prefer not to die by drowning.) I am much more bothered by the prospect of losing a loved one, because it would suck to not be able to have them around any more.

Why is ceasing to exist unnerving?

You won't know about it for sure before, and you sure as hell wont once you cease to exist (if that's what happens).
It is particularly interesting to me that people's fear of their own non-existence only goes one direction. Most people don't seem bothered by the idea that they once did not exist, because they accept that their life had a starting point. On the other hand, they are terrified of the notion that they may cease to exist at some time in the future.

Watching and listening to someone scream while immersed in flame, it gave me the impression that death hurts like nobody's business.

Death itself...not a problem...

MANNER of death...well...burning to death would undoubtably suck major ass.

Up until the age of 27, I had relatives die, and though it was sad, they were very old, and so I thought they had a long life.

Then I saw people burn alive in a helicopter crash, screaming for help (the fire was way too hot for us to get anywhere near it). Some of the other people had been thrown through the rotors before impact, and their entrails were tossed into the treetops to hang there as a backdrop.

After that, it seeing death or hearing of someone dying hardly raised an eyebrow.


Sounds like something off of one of those final destination movies...yucky

Death itself...not a problem...

MANNER of death...well...burning to death would undoubtably suck major ass.

I say tortured to death would b the worst way to go. Infact the one way i wan't to go the least is this way.

Arms/Legs tied up with leather straps then left in sun.

Fuck death. If death came to my door right now, I would throw hot grease on his face and kick him in the undead balls.
Totally sigworthy. :D

The state of death doesn't bother me. Once I'm dead, I'll find out what's on the other side, but until then there enough in life to keep me occupied.

The way I die is something I do worry about, but only because I don't want to become a Darwin award.

The way I die is something I do worry about, but only because I don't want to become a Darwin award.
You might get by with a little help from your friends ... ;)
Seriously though, there's plenty of time for the consequences of death AFTER you're there. No real need to bring death into the precious limited time of the living ...
although, i might make a good case that they really aren't very seperate at all (as i suspect there's a few others here who can/have already)

It doesn't bother me at all. It hasn't for a very long time.

That being said, I will rage against the dying of the light. Not because I particuarly fear death, but more because I like life.

I fear life more than death.
Reminds me of a saying from a novel I once read, "I can handle my enemies, but Dar shield me from my friends."

I can only think of a quote from Gladiator to adequately express my sentiments of death at the moment: "Death smiles at us all. All we can do is smile back." After all, we are only "shadows and dust."

I can only think of a quote from Gladiator to adequately express my sentiments of death at the moment: "Death smiles at us all. All we can do is smile back." After all, we are only "shadows and dust."
I play his speech in the beginning of The Gladiator's Waltz at the start of a few of my shows.

Afraid of death?

Life is wonderful, and should be cherished, but it can also be heartbreakingly painful.

Why be afraid of the one thing that has a chance of ending that pain?

Afraid of death?

Life is wonderful, and should be cherished, but it can also be heartbreakingly painful.

Why be afraid of the one thing that has a chance of ending that pain?
One? :(

I don't think I'm necessarily afraid of death, what scares me the most is if there is any pain involved, I mean dying can't be completely painless, can it?

Possibly the best poem ever about death:
Let Me Die a Youngman's Death

Let me die a youngman's death
not a clean and inbetween
the sheets holywater death
not a famous-last-words
peaceful out of breath death

When I'm 73
and in constant good tumour
may I be mown down at dawn
by a bright red sports car
on my way home
from an allnight party

Or when I'm 91
with silver hair
and sitting in a barber's chair
may rival gangsters
with hamfisted tommyguns burst in
and give me a short back and insides

Or when I'm 104
and banned from the Cavern
may my mistress
catching me in bed with her daughter
and fearing for her son
cut me up into little pieces
and throw away every piece but one

Let me die a youngman's death
not a free from sin tiptoe in
candle wax and waning death
not a curtains drawn by angels borne
'what a nice way to go' death

Roger McGough

I don't think I'm necessarily afraid of death, what scares me the most is if there is any pain involved, I mean dying can't be completely painless, can it?

it'll excruciatingly painful, i imagine, at least for a while until you pass out. once you're dead, the pain should be over.

but im not afraid of my death, in fact i think it will be quite exciting when it comes, just to see what it's like, yno
i dont like the thought of the people around me dying, though, and i don't like the idea of the pain they will have to go through when i finally cark it

Reminds me of a saying from a novel I once read, "I can handle my enemies, but Dar shield me from my friends."

Dar? :confused:

One? :(

Sadly, yes. The ONE thing...

I'll use a quote...

"Life IS pain, highness....anyone who says differently is selling something." - The Princess Bride

Sadly, yes. The ONE thing...

I'll use a quote...

"Life IS pain, highness....anyone who says differently is selling something." - The Princess Bride
Well, +1 for The Princess Bride (for which there's the new 2-disc release)
...but...
i'm more along the understanding that the Cenobites espouse, so i can't agree that there is only one way "out of" pain. Personal experience tells me as much.

Death itself...not a problem...

MANNER of death...well...burning to death would undoubtably suck major ass.

Well, yes, it would be great to die in your sleep without waking or feeling anything. Alternatively, if you're at the peak of the greatest orgasm in your life, and you suddenly burst a blood vessel in your head and are immediately rendered unconscious before you expire, that would be excellent.

Ok, not for your partner...

Im more scared of others dying than my own death.
When Im dead it wont matter, cos I wont be there to deal with it, but someone else that I care about dying, I wopuldnt like that.
I would rather have a quick death, like,i dunno instant death from a bomb or plane crash, it would have to be something spectacular like my bungee rope snapping or something.

I do not fear death. In fact, I am rather curious to see what happens! :)
Not so curious I'll rush it though, although I would very much like to be aware of my own death, instead of dying in my sleep.

I work at a hospital. I see more death than most, I've come to accept it.

Though sometimes, when it's young people it does bother me...

But I don't fear death myself. There is no point in worrying about it, it happens to us all eventually.

I'm pretty sure that everyone fears death, despite what the poll replies suggest. If someone puts a gun to your head, I think your going to be scared. If they then moved their aim to your foot instead, I think its pretty damn likely your fear is going to reduce. The only people I've ever heard of who have no fear of death are the insane. Hey, who knows, maybe there are a lot of insane people on NS?:p

I'm pretty sure that everyone fears death, despite what the poll replies suggest. If someone puts a gun to your head, I think your going to be scared. If they then moved their aim to your foot instead, I think its pretty damn likely your fear is going to reduce. The only people I've ever heard of who have no fear of death are the insane. Hey, who knows, maybe there are a lot of insane people on NS?:p

Ok...I'll rephrase what I said. I don't fear death in itself as in the prospect of not living, but I'd be scared if I was about to be murdered.

I play his speech in the beginning of The Gladiator's Waltz at the start of a few of my shows.
Which speech? I alluded to two. One from Maximus, the other from Proximo.

Dar? :confused:
Oh, that. Yes, Dar. She was goddess...a destroyer goddess....And the guy who said it was her destined lover....

Well, +1 for The Princess Bride (for which there's the new 2-disc release)
...but...
i'm more along the understanding that the Cenobites espouse, so i can't agree that there is only one way "out of" pain. Personal experience tells me as much.
"To sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there's the rub." ~ Hamlet

why should it be fear, knowing it is anavoidable.
Is that the point.
You are nothing?

Which speech? I alluded to two. One from Maximus, the other from Proximo.
What we do in life ... echoes in eternity.

That whole speech.

Death is my friend. We go bowling for Columbine every friday morning with Satan.

Sometimes lying in bed I get a tad scared or worried.. Not too much though.

I'm 17, so this is probably my teenage immortality complex speaking, but I don't find death a very scary proposition... partly because I am Christian but partly because I think that even were I to die now, I would have lived a life worth living, with not too much to regret, and a lot to be glad of.

That whole speech.
Ah. It's a good speech. I downloaded it via BearShare. Good stuff. Very charismatic and inspirational.

Ah. It's a good speech. I downloaded it via BearShare. Good stuff. Very charismatic and inspirational.
Agreed. *bows*

But if you had an eternity to do everything, would you really? Or would you just become a blob moving about life, being bitter, because there is no end?

EXACTLY. I don't even want to live to be 80, and I have my doubts about 60 & 70. I am 47, have severe allergies and rheumatoid arthritus (which is in full flare right now) and am sick to fucking death of work and taxes. I'm not having that much fun. Why would I want to extend that? I haven't done much of what I wanted to do in life and now it seems I am no longer interested. Sleep is now my favorite past time. It's how I imagine death will be....zzzzzz.

I'm scared shitless of death. What age did you guys stop fearing it?

When I realized youth was never coming back....

I used to cry in my pillow as five-year-old: "mum.. I'm afraid of dying when I'm old"

Somehow it seemed very relevant at that age. And with every year I care less (although death comes closer every damn year .. !)

If I could be five again, I wouldn't want to die either. On that note, I am willing to believe that when I die, I can choose to come back and do that whole life thing again....is it worth it just to be five again? I dunno....five is pretty awesome...=)

I don't know how I feel about death; I've never tried it.

Now obviously, like several other things I've never tried such as illegal drugs, body piercings and self-castration, I have opinions about them, and I will certainly express them. However, I deliberately keep my opinions mild and I don't fault other people for trying them because I ever have. I think people should try something at least twice before passing judgement on it.

So until you've died twice, try not to knock death. :)

WHOA WHOA WHOA!

YOU CUT YOUR BALLS OFF??????

:eek:

Death itself does not scare me. But what comes AFTER it is a bit unnerving.

Do we simply cease to exist? That prospect seems VERY unnerving. I can't even imagine it.

Heaven and Hell? While the concept of a pleasant afterlife is comforting, the thought of an eternal punishment for "sinners" just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

What comes BEFORE it is what rattles my cage. I am more afraid of prolonged pain and agony than death. Having said that, I do not believe in "Hell". I believe "hell" is physical and emotional pain that we experience in the body and perhaps, carry with us into death, if we refuse to let go of it. I do not believe in the death of consciousness because I believe that there is only ONE consciousness and we all experience it, whether "alive" in the body or "dead" out of the body. I don't think I will be hanging on to my pain. I work pretty hard at letting go of it every fucking day.

Watching and listening to someone scream while immersed in flame, it gave me the impression that death hurts like nobody's business.

Surely you understand that not every death is this horrific.... I do consider this. My biggest fears are drowning and burning. Drowning because of the panic I know I would feel, although I understand it to be relatively painless after that. Burning would be horrific. I cannot imagine. Nor do I want to. I had a piece of skin burned off once in an accident. It was the worst pain I have ever had to deal with. The kind that makes you want to pop out of your skull. I never want to go there again. If I were stuck in a burning plane, death would be my savior.

I'm not "afraid" of death, per se, but I'd be very disappointed. I'd want to live, if for anything other than for the sake of living, for my fiancee and my family and friends. Death itself isn't all that bad, but I have to think about the people I know.

The only things I'm truely afraid of, are cockroaches & my lover. Cockroaches makes me panic, for some inexplicable reason, and my lover's temper is every bit as bad as my own.

Death? Well, it's not something I hope to get aquainted with any time soon, but I don't fear it. Unless I'm quite spectacularily wrong, it'll be just like getting knocked unconscious, just without the disoriented waking up bit.

Being afraid of nothing - which is what unconsciousness is - seems pretty silly to me. Even my dread of cockroaches makes more sense than that.

Agreed. *bows*
Well, of course you agree:
http://www.writingshop.ws/assets/images/Borg-Intro.jpg
:D

I am the Immortal Maori!

I am the Immortal Maori!
Are you actually Maori?

Are you actually Maori?
Indeed.
But i ain't brown.:p

Indeed.
But i ain't brown.:p
I see. That's cool.

Do I look forward to death? No, not really. To be honest, I think I'd prefer immortality. To go on living without any natural end in sight would offer so much time to relax and try things at a leisurely pace, or to just take the time to learn those things that you never felt quite sure you had enough time to learn. And it would be an incentive to improve yourself-- to keep your body in better shape because you know that you have more time to spend with it, to learn new skills to keep from getting bored. It would be nice not to be concerned about the weight of time pressing on you to "accomplish X before you're 30, and do Y and Z before you're 50." To not feel anxious that there are fewer days ahead than there are behind. I get those feelings and I'm only 27, but sometimes I think "oh fuck! I could have as little as 50 or 60 years left! I'm wasting so much precious time!"

On the other hand, I regularily try to spend some time dwelling on-- and reconciling myself with-- all the various times and places and ways that I could die. Sometimes I try to imagine new ways that I might go. Sometimes I try and visualise the vacancy that will exist after I die-- how it would effect people in my life, how long it would take them to get over it and how they might do that, what would happen to my stuff, what people might say at the funeral, etc. Sometimes I wonder what-- childless as I am any may ever be-- will survive me and what I'll have passed on. And sometimes I try to envision various possible afterlives beyond just conventions of "Heaven" and "Hell" (which I'm not really a believer in at this point). If the energy of my body was just liberated to become part of the free energy of the universe, would it retain anything of 'me?'

It's all so weird, the frame of mind mortality can put us wee mortals in. No wonder so much time and effort has been invested in creating superstitions and rituals, and religions that in the end, basically, are *all* about "what happens to you when you die, and therefore how should you live?" Because really... that's what they all boil down to. People struggling for answers to that one inevitable question.

Well, of course you agree:
http://www.writingshop.ws/assets/images/Borg-Intro.jpg
:D
I already have a few of my own ... ;)
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/borg.gif
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/borgsmile.gif

And of course, my favourite. (use this one wisely):
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/borg_assimilation_faces.gif

i dont fear my own death. whats the point? its coming no matter how i feel about it

i do fear the deaths of others because i know how terrible the grief will be.

That is exactly how I feel. I can't stand the idea that my loved ones will be gone forever, that I will never be able to speak with them. I really fear that.

I already have a few of my own ... ;)
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/borg.gif
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/borgsmile.gif

And of course, my favourite. (use this one wisely):
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/aliens/borg_assimilation_faces.gif
Consider them stolen! :D

Consider them stolen! :D


Speaking of death... have you been diagnosed with Spamitis yet? I hear there's no cure.

No, I've got a ticket to heaven with my name stamped on it. Makes me feel a little Frisky at times.

Speaking of death... have you been diagnosed with Spamitis yet? I hear there's no cure.
I have. And there is a cure, but only those without OCD are feasible candidates for the treatment. So I suppose I'm SOL.
*shrugs*

Speaking of death... have you been diagnosed with Spamitis yet? I hear there's no cure.
Nothing a series of painful and humiliating public ministrations won't help.
*rolls up sleeves*
*waits for photo-op*
*retches*

Consider them stolen! :D
The only one i'm likely to use is the last one ... i just haven't found the right ... er, victim yet.

That is exactly how I feel. I can't stand the idea that my loved ones will be gone forever, that I will never be able to speak with them. I really fear that.

Passage John 6:47:
47I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life. (on Jesus Christ)

Passage John 3:16:

16"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Makes me feel a little Frisky at times.
Do you run around your hardwood floor sliding into things and waving your head to the left and the right in time with that catchy jingle?

Do you run around your hardwood floor sliding into things and waving your head to the left and the right in time with that catchy jingle?

Dude, I actually DO slide on my hardwood floors when I have new socks on and I'm running fast.

:eek:

The only one i'm likely to use is the last one ... i just haven't found the right ... er, victim yet.
Depends on context. At least I'll have them both if I ever need either.

Dude, I actually DO slide on my hardwood floors when I have new socks on and I'm running fast.

:eek:
SO prwned. :)

Depends on context. At least I'll have them both if I ever need either.
Both? Don't be shankin' me here, you got THREE from me.
-ish.

Dude, I actually DO slide on my hardwood floors when I have new socks on and I'm running fast.

:eek:
I did that yesterday after I finished pulling the staples out of the hallway floor. :D Good times. But the new carpet's installed already.:(

Both? Don't be shankin' me here, you got THREE from me.
-ish.
:confused: Eh...not from that post. I've gotten more than three from you over the spamthreads....

:confused: Eh...not from that post. I've gotten more than three from you over the spamthreads....
I recall as much .. 'cept for that i don't remember any other threads where i dosed Borg'rs.

I recall as much .. 'cept for that i don't remember any other threads where i dosed Borg'rs.
That was the first to my knowledge.

That was the first to my knowledge.
Yep ... and you said "two". I gave "three"! :)

Yep ... and you said "two". I gave "three"! :)
You gave three Borg, yes, kinda, but not three smilies.

Death bothers me.

Death took my grandmother on May 3, 2003.

And her birthday was on June 12!

Death bothers me.

Death took my grandmother on May 3, 2003.

And her birthday was on June 12!
And karma ate your dogma...you poor, poor bastard....

And karma ate your dogma...you poor, poor bastard....
Yeah, *sniff*, I kno-WAITAMINUTE?!?!?! U CALLED ME A BASTARD?!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!1/?????


HHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

*Shoots ion blaster at Fascist Dominion*

It doesn't bother me so much anymore. When I was younger I was scared of dying, but not so much now. Whatever happens, happens.

Yeah, *sniff*, I kno-WAITAMINUTE?!?!?! U CALLED ME A BASTARD?!!!!!?!?!?!?!?!1/?????


HHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

*Shoots ion blaster at Fascist Dominion*
I know how to handle your kind.
http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/gewalt/ultima.gif
PWNT!

It doesn't bother me so much anymore. When I was younger I was scared of dying, but not so much now. Whatever happens, happens.
Aww, sounds like someone needs a fluffle.;)
:fluffle:How's the timing on that?

Aww, sounds like someone needs a fluffle.;)
:fluffle:How's the timing on that?

Which is the only reason she ever posts anything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/myndal/Avatars/HumpLeg.gif

And I read the white text. Your timing, as usual, is impeccable, mate. ;)

I know how to handle your kind.
http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/gewalt/ultima.gif
PWNT!
I WILL BE BACK TO GET MY VENEGANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


mark my words

I do not really fear death, but I still have my human instincts of being survival in a life threatening situation, no matter how much I accept death. If you were fully fearless of death then you'd be good as a kamikaze.

Which is the only reason she ever posts anything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/myndal/Avatars/HumpLeg.gif

And I read the white text. Your timing, as usual, is impeccable, mate. ;)
This is true. I noticed her impeccable fluffles always seemed to beg a return fluffle.

Thanks. I do try....Well, no, I don't, but I still matched her knack for perfectly-timed fluffles. :D This time...but will the world be safe at our next encounter....*cue suspenseful music*

Death bothers me.

Death took my grandmotherYups. It's crap when people die on you, but strictly speaking, our inability to cope with change is the problem, not death.

It's unavoidable though, so trying to turn it into something neutral or positive is prolly the only sensible thing to do. Perhaps that's why so many people get caught up in religion.

I try to think about how I react when I can't stay in contact with someone. Other than death being a permanent out-of-touch situation, the only practical difference is that the dead person won't be having an impact on the world anymore, and really, that's rarely what we mourn.

I WILL BE BACK TO GET MY VENEGANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


mark my words
I refuse to mark your words because you won't have vengeance, whether you return or not.:p

This is true. I noticed her impeccable fluffles always seemed to beg a return fluffle.

Thanks. I do try....Well, no, I don't, but I still matched her knack for perfectly-timed fluffles. :D This time...but will the world be safe at our next encounter....*cue suspenseful music*

Awww.you posted before I threw in my li'l image. :D

Which is the only reason she ever posts anything.

And I read the white text. Your timing, as usual, is impeccable, mate. ;)
Hey Cluichstan, could you, uh, help me defeat Fascist Dominion?
Because she shot me with that ubersmilie.

I'll give you some cake if you help.

Awww.you posted before I threw in my li'l image. :D
You could always toss it out anyway. That is what you do, after all.:)

I refuse to mark your words because you won't have vengeance, whether you return or not.:p
Oh, I already HAVE venegance. muahahahahahaha

You could always toss it out anyway. That is what you do, after all.:)

Nah, that's what the edit function is for. ;)

Hey Cluichstan, could you, uh, help me defeat Fascist Dominion?
Because she shot me with that ubersmilie.

I'll give you some cake if you help.
Psst! I'm not a woman!:p
j00 bin Karmalized! :D

Psst! I'm not a woman!:p
j00 bin Karmalized! :D

TRI just took your penis away! :eek:

Oh, I already HAVE venegance. muahahahahahaha
*sigh*
Now you're just being silly.
*pack of ravenous, daemonic wolves emerge from the bowels of Hell and tear TRI into bite-size tidbits for later*

Is being one of those people who are accused of a crime, found guilty of a crime, but did not do the crime. In recent years, a growing number of death row inmates have been found innocent through various means both forensically, genetically, and conventional means. Men and women who have been told they must die for a crime, they did not commit.

Sadly, once a life is taken it can't be given back. To say, "Oh I'm sorry, I just didn't realize you were innocent..." Just isn't going to cut it. Bad enough when someone is sent to prison erroneously, but at least freedom can be given back. Life can't.

Furiland... Long live Furiland.:cool:

Nah, that's what the edit function is for. ;)
LOL I noticed. That's a great pic. I'm going to post it if ever I have need of it. I changed mine, too, for consistency.

This is true. I noticed her impeccable fluffles always seemed to beg a return fluffle.

Like I said, 'tis the only reason she ever posts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/myndal/Avatars/HumpLeg.gif

TRI just took your penis away! :eek:
Nope, it's still there. The idiot was just confused. Yep, still there and as overrated by Gravlen as usual.;)

Like I said, 'tis the only reason she ever posts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v389/myndal/Avatars/HumpLeg.gif
Brining it to the forefront, eh?;)

Brining it to the forefront, eh?;)

I'm not one to hold back, no. ;)

I'm not one to hold back, no. ;)
Too bad she prolly won't come back and see it.:p

Nope, it's still there. The idiot was just confused. Yep, still there and as overrated by Gravlen as usual.;)
I'm only talking about your *Wallet*, fool! :eek: I ain't never mentioned the "P-word" have I?

*Drive-by's thread, singing "YMCA"*

I dont fear death, its not scary, theres nothing to be afraid of.
When someone dies, who cares? I really couldnt care less when my grandad died, so what? He's gone, dosnt matter.
If something dosnt directly affect me, I dont really care about it.

I'm only talking about your *Wallet*, fool! :eek: I ain't never mentioned the "P-word" have I?

*Drive-by's thread, singing "YMCA"*
Your silly euphemisms fool no one, recluse.:p

Your silly euphemisms fool no one, recluse.:p
*Disappears in the shadow of Fascist D's wallet* :p

*Disappears in the shadow of Fascist D's wallet* :p
:eek:

Nope, it's still there.
...stuck in the coffin. :)

*flutters off in the breeze after chinchilla takes a cleansing rub in him*
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11212202&postcount=63

Death only bothers me when it steadfastly refuses to take the right people. Why did we have to have 90+ years of Strom Thurmond? How does John Lennon take a gunful of bullets but not a scratch for Yoko? Stevie Ray Vaughan is gone and we cant get Bon Jovi into a damn helicopter. We lose the two relatively decent political Kennedys and keep Teddy. WTF, over?

Let's face it, death is a part of everyday life. Some people never get used to it, and others are numb to the fact. Recently, I have been faced with a lot of death surrounding me. However, I don't fear it now, like I used to. In fact, I am glad death exists, because it gives meaning to living life. If there were no death would I push myself to do better, or go out and try new things? More than likely not.

However on the opposite spectrum would be my mother. She is very apprehensive about her mortality, and has even got my younger sister worried about it.

How do you feel about death?
Hold on. Aren't you a hard-core Christian? If so, death shouldn't give you meaning to this life, the next life (or servitude to Jesus himself) should. If you truly beleive that you face no finality in your death, why would it impact upon the meaning of your life. Surely you would even be keen or excited to die?

I personally am Atheist, and for that reason I do feel a very real sense of fatality when considering death. It is a presuure to do everything I want to do Whilst I still exist to do it. Chgances are this is the only life I'm getting, so I may as well enjoy it. But then I hit the flip side of the non-existence coin with "But if I cease to exist after I die, then why bother doing anything? It's not like I'll remember". In the end I always run squealing back into the comforting embrace of existentialism, self soothing myself with assurations of self defined meaning. :p

Death only bothers me when it steadfastly refuses to take the right people. Why did we have to have 90+ years of Strom Thurmond? How does John Lennon take a gunful of bullets but not a scratch for Yoko? Stevie Ray Vaughan is gone and we cant get Bon Jovi into a damn helicopter. We lose the two relatively decent political Kennedys and keep Teddy. WTF, over?
If it makes you feel any better, Bret Michaels is a marked man.

I don't have a proplem with the idea of dieing, but I would like to live for ever just so I could see how humanity turns out in the future (even if it is a group of waring savages that get wiped out :p )

Death doesn't bother me. I'm looking forward to the abundance of virgins...

Death doesn't bother me. I'm looking forward to the abundance of virgins...
Hey, why wait?
I'm sure there's LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM right HERE ON NS :p

..isn't it obvious?

...stuck in the coffin. :)

*flutters off in the breeze after chinchilla takes a cleansing rub in him*
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11212202&postcount=63
No, it isn't. It couldn't have been stuck in the coffin at the time. It was stuck in...nevermind.http://www.websmileys.com/sm/crazy/blush_tweetz.gif

I think of death like Remote Islands. It's kind of irritating, you can't live with it, but you really don't care when it comes.

Hey, why wait?
I'm sure there's LOTS AND LOTS OF THEM right HERE ON NS :p

..isn't it obvious?
But they're all taken.;)
*thinks of the Lady's confusion*

But they're all taken.;)
*thinks of the Lady's confusion*
OH. Good point. *bows*
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/love/lieb47.gif

No, it isn't. It couldn't have been stuck in the coffin at the time. It was stuck in...nevermind.http://www.websmileys.com/sm/crazy/blush_tweetz.gif
Oh come on, there MUST be a smilie you're familiar with to clarify your post .... http://www.websmileys.com/sm/evil/491.gif
I'm sure the answer here is .... cheese-grater and WASABI

OH. Good point. *bows*
http://www.websmileys.com/sm/love/lieb47.gif
I always have good points.:D

Oh come on, there MUST be a smilie you're familiar with to clarify your post .... http://www.websmileys.com/sm/evil/491.gif
I'm sure the answer here is .... cheese-grater and WASABI
LOL Yes, there is, but I have no desire for a forumban.;) And no, it wasn't a cheese-grater. She hits harder.:p

Psst! I'm not a woman!:p
j00 bin Karmalized! :D
Oops.

*sigh*
Now you're just being silly.
*pack of ravenous, daemonic wolves emerge from the bowels of Hell and tear TRI into bite-size tidbits for later*
*Fends wol3es off with keyboard and hypnotises wolves to eat Fascist Dominion*

Let's face it, death is a part of everyday life. Some people never get used to it, and others are numb to the fact. Recently, I have been faced with a lot of death surrounding me. However, I don't fear it now, like I used to. In fact, I am glad death exists, because it gives meaning to living life. If there were no death would I push myself to do better, or go out and try new things? More than likely not.

However on the opposite spectrum would be my mother. She is very apprehensive about her mortality, and has even got my younger sister worried about it.

How do you feel about death?

i cant wait to die....finally peace to me.

i just want to see my kids established and strong....which they are...so i can relief pretty soon i hope.

Oops.
LOL I love it when morons karmalize themselves. :D But I think that's the first time anyone's mistaken me for a woman. What with the beard, and well, the penis gives it away, too....:p

*Fends wol3es off with keyboard and hypnotises wolves to eat Fascist Dominion*
They're my wolves, dumbfuck.:rolleyes:
*laughs gleefully as wolves tear TRI apart*