@divegeester
Some people feel they have so much left to do and they will need many years to finish what they have started such as families, relationships, travelling etc. Mostly I would guess we are afraid of ceasing to exist - an eternal nothing.
@Torunn saidI envy those who have a faith and believe that the souls of their loved ones have a place somewhere. I coped very well with the loss of my parents but the relatively sudden death of my youngest brother 2 years ago has consumed me with what I can only describe as eerie thoughts creeping around my head. I can’t yet accept that his soul is at rest and feel he’s still in a void somewhere. It’s horrible.
@divegeester
Some people feel they have so much left to do and they will need many years to finish what they have started such as families, relationships, travelling etc. Mostly I would guess we are afraid of ceasing to exist - an eternal nothing.
@mchill saidWe have an old expression around my area: Never put off for tomorrow what you can do today, as tomorrow may not come.
I wouldn’t want to know how much time I have left.
I agree. We're all going to depart this life one day, but I see no value in making predictions about it.
Life and length is unknown but if it was you could do things you may want to do instead of putting off until later, I have done that more times than I can count.
-VR
@Drewnogal saidSorry to hear about your brother, but I think death is rather like sleep. I think we are all at rest when we die.
I envy those who have a faith and believe that the souls of their loved ones have a place somewhere. I coped very well with the loss of my parents but the relatively sudden death of my youngest brother 2 years ago has consumed me with what I can only describe as eerie thoughts creeping around my head. I can’t yet accept that his soul is at rest and feel he’s still in a void somewhere. It’s horrible.
@Drewnogal saidI have always been very emotionally attached to my mother and that hasn't changed because she is gone. She still feels very near me.
I envy those who have a faith and believe that the souls of their loved ones have a place somewhere. I coped very well with the loss of my parents but the relatively sudden death of my youngest brother 2 years ago has consumed me with what I can only describe as eerie thoughts creeping around my head. I can’t yet accept that his soul is at rest and feel he’s still in a void somewhere. It’s horrible.
@divegeester
@Elton-John
me too
heck, about twenty years ago i said the same thing, but not to a newspaper
the tarrant county sheriff's deputy just smirked as he told me to assume the position
i am glad i am not famous
i hear the restraints they use are the same dang leather straps they use on we peons
no bling at all
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As I “mature”, I find that the thought of my inevitable demise is taking up some of my time…though not much. In my younger days I had a couple of life threatening incidents (two car accidents) and after the second one I decided that I was pretty lucky and didn’t want to tempt fate. Well I soon forgot that and just lived my life, thinking when my time comes it’ll come. That last incident happened about 50+ years ago and here I am. I recently made sure all my ducks were in a row so when “my time” comes…no problems. Hey…dust to dust, right?🤔👍
@Great-Big-Stees saidI think that’s a common thought process, I don’t think we will be worrying about things like working more or conflicts on our deathbed. Things like family, relationships and loved ones along with other truly important things will be where the value is and longing for. We should pull those things close now and not waste valuable time while we have it.
As I “mature”, I find that the thought of my inevitable demise is taking up some of my time…though not much. In my younger days I had a couple of life threatening incidents (two car accidents) and after the second one I decided that I was pretty lucky and didn’t want to tempt fate. Well I soon forgot that and just lived my life, thinking when my time comes it’ll come. ...[text shortened]... made sure all my ducks were in a row so when “my time” comes…no problems. Hey…dust to dust, right?🤔👍
@Great-Big-Stees saidPretty sure some of those ducks are mine sir.
As I “mature”, I find that the thought of my inevitable demise is taking up some of my time…though not much. In my younger days I had a couple of life threatening incidents (two car accidents) and after the second one I decided that I was pretty lucky and didn’t want to tempt fate. Well I soon forgot that and just lived my life, thinking when my time comes it’ll come. ...[text shortened]... made sure all my ducks were in a row so when “my time” comes…no problems. Hey…dust to dust, right?🤔👍
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