Being young, single, and unattached to anything in terms of investment, career, relationships, etc. I really find that I don't care about death. People might say that I'm morbid but I'm absolutely indifferent to it and have no fear of it...only the fear of pain or suffering that will probably accompany it. If it happens, it happens. I'm only one person in the sea of history of billions of people who have lived and died.
But like Troutman said, your ancestors going back those millions of years have all lived and died - so that you could live. So live your life to your fullest and keep the chain going if you can. Try to get something positive from life and pass it on to those that you meet and your progeny if you are so fortunate. I believe the meaning of life is to find happiness. Try to help others find that as well.
We are here and then we are gone. But there will be someone after you and life will go on. A lot of times the whole fear of death is that all that you were and what made you an conscious sentient individual, a person is gone...but it isn't. It remains in whatever mark you left and whatever people you met...But like I said, a sea of billions and you are only one person. That's either extremely depressing from an egotistical standpoint or extremely liberating. For me, it's the later.
Last edited by Hack&Lube; 07-24-2008 at 01:29 PM.
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