[Ozy_Flame]

You know the way I see it, since death is an experience EVERYONE goes through, it really doesn't bother me that much. It's a part of life. Balding, or having liver spots, or other things that not everyone has is a little more worrisome to me. But since any and everyone big, small, light, dark, wealthy, poor, beautiful, ugly all end up kicking the can anyways at some point in their lives, I feel a sense of camaraderie with my fellow man.

I'm not religious either, but I know when my folks / siblings / family eventually pass, I can take solace in knowing that their souls are are omnipresent; they'll be watching down on me, and really, it's just an extended vacation until I see them again.

Gandalf I think said it best - "Death isn't the end; it's just another path we must follow" (or something to that extent). And if ol' Greybeard can say it, well, then I feel much better about when I croak.