Wil pretty much answered for me as well - Except death itself doesn't scare me 'cause in the end it's as natural as being alive. What does scare me is the possibility of my life being cut short before I've had a chance to experience everything I've wanted to (it won't matter as much if I die toward the end of my life span or after I've done what I wanted), people missing me, or me missing others. Also, I fear pain and suffering.
Death itself though is inevitable: One day I'll cease to exist as the human I am today, and be forgotten, like billions of people before me (unless I do something which ensures I'll be remembered throughout human history for as long as records are kept - Something I don't intend to do).
None of us have any way of knowing what happens to our conciousness when we die - Most likely it simply stops existing, and people have difficulty grasping that. That's one of the reasons why religion exists, I guess - And why we speculate about life after death, even though it's not likely. However, what we do know (and as OddjobAbe said) is that the atoms and particles that made us who we were go back into Earth's environment - Our essence goes back to where it comes from and gets re-used. Some of it may escape into outer-space, but that's where the Earth came from as well.
We're made from star dust and return to star dust. And that's awesome.
But whatever happens, nothing will change the fact that we were all alive once and had the privilege to experience being alive as an intelligent creature. People often forget that and take it for granted.
This may sound rich coming from someone who posted whiny blog posts about his ex girlfriend, but people should try and have as much fun as they can, enjoy the sensation of being alive if your quality of life is good, and don't get caught up on all the tiny details. After all, being alive may be the only sensation you'll ever consciously experience - You should enjoy what you've got unless your life quality really is that terrible.
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