I'm in no hurry to die, as I enjoy being alive and have much more I wish to experience. However, I'm not afraid of dying, nor am I overly worried about it.
I tend to think that death is simply the cessation of consciousness and existence, where we enter a state of non-existence and have no awareness of anything, not even time passing. This state is similar to, if not the same as, the state we were in before we were born; before we came into existence -- a state of nothingness. Not existing doesn't seem scary when you think about it, as there is nothing to be aware of or fearful of.
Regardless, this is my own reasoning, and I may very well be wrong; who really knows what happens to us when we die? However, since no one knows for certain what happens after death, in my view, it is irrational to fear it.
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StoneKeeper (28301)
6 months ago
Holy shit Vince! You just put into words what describes perfectly my philosophy I had my entire life. That is until I met my wife 10 years ago and she told me I had to be more spiritual if I wanted to have everlasting rejoicing after I leave this place. Like you perfectly said, I don’t pretend I know the truth and I don’t let anyone pressure me to believe in their own truth but Going to Africain church did help me have a more open mind towards what’s to come next though. And I say Africain church because I once ask them what kind of religion their church was part of and they said it was part of no religion, just Christians. They’re a group of people (from Africa to Canada- about maybe 300 of them) that get together and celebrate Jesus and the Bible. They sing happy songs and soothing songs and dance like you seen in the movies. After that, someone either from Canada or Africa will preach for an hour and it can be a man or a woman it doesn’t matter . Most of the time I leave this place all motivated to change my life and focus on the spiritual and then 48 hours after I’d rather eat pizza and watch the ninja Turtles. But eh, at least I keep an open mind… :)
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