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I think everyone faces death differently. I’m not happy about the possibility, but I don’t expect it to bother me after I’m gone. It’s just something I can’t co
by slashdev 3y ago
I think everyone faces death differently. I’m not happy about the possibility, but I don’t expect it to bother me after I’m gone. It’s just something I can’t control, and by my nature, I don’t waste much thought on those kinds of things. All one can do is accept them.
That said, I love life and I wish I had a thousand more to live and choose different paths. It’s like a game where I’ll only ever play one character. I’m not keen to die, but I hope I’ll face it with grace and courage when the time comes.
- tasuki 3y ago> not happy about the possibility It's closer to a certainty than a possibility.
- jebarker 3y ago> I don’t expect it to bother me after I’m gone. Yep, it didn't bother me for ~eternity before I existed. I think it'll be the same after. Approaching death does scare me though. I thought Christopher Hitchens captured that feeling well: "It will happen to all of us, that at some point you get tapped on the shoulder and told, not just that the party’s over, but slightly worse: the party’s going on — but you have to leave. And it’s going on without you. That’s the reflection that I think most upsets people about their demise."
- slashdev 3y agoHitchens sure had a way with words. Yeah, I think that would bother me as well. It's easier if death just kind of sneaks up on you and takes you out. It's a lot harder when the doctor tells you he's coming sometime in 2-5 years.