This post is neither a text-based nor a response post, but rather a post in regard to a thought I had in class. The topic of death somehow came up, and it was said that people generally fear death. Though this may be true for some, I thought about it, and I don't think its true for me. I, like everyone else, have a hard time coping with the deaths of others, but not so much with myself. I don't fear death because I know its unavoidably inevitable; I am GOING to die at some point. I have my own musings about what may or may not lie beyond death, but I am in no way certain. And I'm ok with that. If there is reincarnation, a heaven, a hell, or any sort of life after death, thats great. If not, if there truly is nothing but finality and nothingness, then I'll be dead and wont be able to feel sad or upset or, well, anything about it. I'm absolutely not saying I welcome death, but I'll be at peace when it arrives. The only things I dread about death are 1.) not being able to do everything I wanted to accomplish in life, and 2.) the effect it will have on my family, friends, and others. I'll have passed on to reincarnation, heaven, hell, or nothingness, and they will be left greiving on Earth. Which brings me to my closing question...
Q: Do you think funerals are more for the dead or for the living? Why?
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I think I'll answer this one.
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