I always think about the fact that I will die one day. Can you give me a reason why I shouldn’t worry about it?
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There’s a scene in the original Trigun where one of the Gung Ho Guns, Rai-Dei the Blade, is obsessed with his chance to face Vash because he wants to see what wisdom exists right at the point of death, and he’s sure Vash (with his crazy dangerous life) has seen it and can show him.
Vash responds saying he’s stood on that ledge many times, and he’s only ever seen fear.
The Blade says that just means he’s a coward and engages in the fight to see for himself. Eventually he winds up on the ground with Vash’s cannon pointed at him preparing to fire, and he thinks that he can finally see it, but all he sees is fear.
I always thought this was surprisingly realistic for an anime spouting lofty ideals.
Our DNA has had 4 billion years to learn the very pragmatic fear of death. I don’t believe anyone faces death without fear. Not if they really have time to think about it.
But it’s just as pragmatic to set that aside to focus on what needs doing while you’re alive. It’s the most predictable consequence of being born. You’ve had a lifetime to make your peace.
Don’t expect death to stop being scary, and don’t try to face it without fear. Just find reasons to keep moving despite that. (Just my 2 bits.)
You didn’t think about death before you were born and you sure as shit won’t be thinking about it after you die. I’m not saying to ignore it, you need to be aware of and plan accordingly, but unnecessarily stressing or obsessing over it won’t do you any good.
I don’t remember almost all of being a baby. Therefore I wouldn’t remember pre birth even if there was something to remember.
wasnt afraid pre-life
What’s to worry about though? Remember before you were born? It’s going to be exactly like that.
I mean, I don’t want to die, but I also don’t understand what there is to be anxious about.
Because you have silicone heaven to look forward to.
No point in worrying about the inevitable. Literally nothing you can do. So you can accept it, and be alright with it, or you can add more stress to you life being scared about it.
“Hmm… yes, inevitable…” I mutter to myself as I zip-tie roman candles to my bicycle and eye my homemade building-to-building ramp. “Literally nothing I can do” I say as I lift my thumb in the air, signaling my compatriot to release the wrecking ball.
If you can be afraid, you aren’t dead. If you’re dead, you can’t be afraid. Don’t waste your time.
Different take: be afraid of death. When I’m driving I’m afraid of crashing into the other cars. I don’t obsess over it, but a healthy fear is a good thing. Fear is not intrinsically bad, and some things are scary and that’s okay as long as that fear doesn’t rule you
It’s literally the last thing you should be worried about.
Trust me, you don’t want to spent the one life you have worrying.
No. I think you should worry about death. Death sucks. I’m so tired of cultures that work to minimize this fact and inure us to the consequences of our actions.
What parts worry you?
Why does it matter?
You can’t stop it, and in almost any moment you’re not imminently dying. Is very easy to not think about.
So, why are you thinking about it? Why does it matter to you?
Only you can answer that and through engaging with that can you move forward on not being afraid of it.
Because once it happens, that’s it. You won’t care anymore because you won’t be anymore.
You can’t prevent it happening and ounce it happens you aren’t able to care.
