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I'm afraid of old age but not death. Being old, in pain, immobile, and at the mercy of others is something I don't want. Being at the mercy of others is like being a child again....powerless.
As far as death goes, I don't like it but I'm not afraid. I think of death the same way that I think about the millions of years before I was born. I didn't exist, nor did I know that I wanted to exist. I was nothingness for eternity until a few decades ago when I was born and I'll return to that when I die.
The only thing about death that I dislike is that I have to be that way forever (I think). I don't believe in a Heaven or Hell. I think that when you're dead you're nothing again and that's the way it's going to be for eternity without ever tasting life again. That saddens me, but doesn't frighten me.
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