As an atheist, I am the one who reminds myself of death of
humans , and hence me, frequently.
Its scares me sometimes to remember this but I know that I must
continue to remember. It helps me to put things in perspective and
brings about many advantages because my beliefs system, my
decisions and my attitude are all tied to the fact that I will
cease one day, in fact soon possibly.
What about you , forumers?
For me, I have reached the point of no return, death thoughts
makes my life full and it is becoming intergral to being alive.
People who avoid death thoughts of themselves, are too me, living a
life of quiet desperation, to quote from a line.
I think that is one of the unconscious suffering that people
faced because they do not dare to face their death fully and
truly.
Most people seem to brush off death and claim that they are not
afraid of it. But my knowledge is that they are just bluffing
themselves. They are scared of it but when talking about it, they
can calmly says they are not scared.
I do respect death, and I dislike it to the core. but there is
nothing i can do. calmness and acceptance are the solutions. I feel
scared once a while but sometimes i laugh it off when i realized
that our common complaints are mere trivialities cos we are going
to die anyway.
"My third story is about death. When I was 17, I
read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if
it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made
an impression on me and since then, for the past 33 years, I have
looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were
the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do
today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in
a row, I know I need to change something. Remembering that I'll be
dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help
me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything all
external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or
failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving
only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die
is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have
something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to
follow your heart." - Steve Jobs, at 2005 Stanford Commencement
Address
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
