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Troosha, your beautiful words resonate deeply in me.
What you are saying is so true and well said.

posted by marieclaire66 on September 11, 2006 at 12:57 PM | link to this | reply

I think a healthy fear (or awareness) of death motivates us to live a richer and fuller life.  I think we’d become less inspired, mindful, conscious, or determined if we simply acquiesced to the notion “we live and then we die”.  Sure… death can be viewed as movement into a higher plane (and we hope that’s true for those we have lost) but there’s no doubt about it, it represents the end of the richness of life.   We should not be immobilized by knowing we will ultimately die but rather let the “end” impact and shape the “middle”.  

 

Death leaves it’s most painful imprint on loved ones left behind.  There are no answers to our questions of “Why?”  Sometimes not even the belief that our loved one has passed into the heavens eases the pain – the profound sadness of loss.  

 

posted by Troosha on September 11, 2006 at 12:14 PM | link to this | reply

Death definitely shattered my world, but I am rebuilding it on stronger foundation, one piece at a time. It definitely makes me feel more vulnerable too. Losing a child is senseless suffering and no one should ever have to go through it, may be you just grow through it, but not out of it of course. Even Jesus dreaded death, so who are we kidding here?? Death was never meant to be pleasant, it is not meant to be full stop. It came as the result of the Fall. Well some people don't believe that, but I believe that joy love happiness and eternity are the natural order of things, because every single human being longs for all these. We somehow feel entitled to have all these things, and we feel cheated and betrayed if we don't get them or if they are taken away from us.
Fear of the unknown is only natural. I could never cross that line deliberately even if the idea crosses my mind for a second, it is not the same as willing self-destruction. Some people kill themselves slowly with booze, overworking etc, self-destruction comes in many forms, some more subtle than others. I have definitely witnessed the more brutal side of death, self-inflicted. Yes death will always seem scary for me, but welcome at the same time as an end to my suffering on earth. I want my cake and eat it too, eternity and happiness without crossing that threshold would be nice....Meantime I do my best to enjoy this beautiful planet and the lovely people on it.
Thanks for reading my post.

posted by marieclaire66 on September 11, 2006 at 3:35 AM | link to this | reply

Very interesting post

I fear death!  I am very scared of death for it takes away a special person to those he/she leaves behind and those people that are left behind has to deal with the pain and sorrow of missing that person.  I am scared that death comes again to my doorstep and takes away another person I love dearly.  I definately fear death!  Death changes everything!

Mrs Tanga

posted by Tanga on September 11, 2006 at 3:16 AM | link to this | reply