"Many of us do most of what we do, in spite of the fact that we will eventually die. In this sense life is a distraction from the reality of death. We live as E

"Many of us do most of what we do, in spite of the fact that we will eventually die. In this sense life is a distraction from the reality of death. We live as Ernest Becker wrote ‘in a state of death denial’. After all, we are in a strange situation... We're all going to die just as surely as if we had already fallen from a cliff. We just do our best to ignore the resulting feeling of weightlessness and the roar of the wind in our ears. In the meantime, whatever ordinary happiness we achieve, seems somehow diminished when we consider the fact that our lives in this world will come to an end. "But there is a way of turning this logic around. We can begin to do things not in spite of death, but because of it. More and more, we can lean into the truth of impermanence. And rather than make us morbid, it can make us appreciate just how beautiful life is. You're alive! What do you get to do today? You can go for a walk. You can make pancakes for someone you love. You can read a good book. "When you do these things, in spite of death, everything can seem ultimately pointless. But when you truly embrace impermanence, the point is always now. You get to make full contact with the reality of life... now! What other point or purpose could you hope for? — Sam Harris (Waking up App)