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I always seem to post about this morbid subject but blogging helps

Posted by Cio'24, 27 April 2014 · 420 views

tw death

I'm starting to slip off the tightrope and I've started thinking about my own mortality again. Lots of people are scared about actually dying, but that doesn't bother me, what scares me is the idea that my consciousness will someday cease existing, and I have no idea when it will happen, just the fact that it will happen. It's inevitable.

I can tell you the reason I'm thinking about it again is because I'm on holidays from TAFE so I'm not doing mmuch currently.

So this time, it'd be nice to hear how you deal with mortality. I'd rather hear this from a non religious stand point those as I am atheist and I don't see myself turning to religion any time soon.

the rose garden

Apr 27 2014 04:32 PM

I'm an atheist. I believe when you die your "consciousness ceases to exist", as you put it. It will simply "go black", but you won't even notice it, you won't be aware of it. It's not something to look forward to, of course. On one hand I'm like "deal with it, that's just the way things are", I can't control it and I cannot change it. On the other hand, no one knows what happens to you, to your consciousness, when you die. So in a way this uncertainty is a somewhat comforting thought, in the end it's one big surprise. Also, the fact that it will happen to literally everyone makes it less daunting, I suppose? As in: "we're all in it together".

I think one of the solutions to overcoming this fear is living life to the fullest, in your own way. When you reach old age you will be able to say "ah, I had a good one". Also, I believe when you reach a certain age, let's say 90, you will no longer feel "at home" in the world. Society changes so fast these days that by the time you reach 90, it will no longer feel as "your world", you will no longer feel like you have a place in society. And you will be at peace and accepting to move on. But that is what I believe of course and am hoping for

I think everyone, religious and non-religious, would like for a place such as "Heaven" to exist, a place where you will be able to see your loved ones again. And perhaps there really is such a place, I do hope so.

mountainoluv

May 02 2014 05:59 AM

Maybe you live on through your legacy . . . what other people think about you. So, a goal can be to treat people well, so they think about you and think well of you, in particular. Just an idea . . .

Eeyore

May 09 2014 10:51 PM

I don't fear death - just the process of going from healthy to dead (i.e. dying).

Imagine you had a phobia of moths... and there was a room full of moths next door.

You can sit next to the door to that room and constantly worry about what was in that other room.

Or you could take your mind off it by doing things.

But here's the kicker: you will go into that room eventually. But when you do, you won't know anything about it.

It is a room that you will never be aware of entering.

So, as an atheist, there is rationally nothing to be concerned about. It is not something you will ever be aware of. You should be afraid of being dead as much as you were afraid of not being born.

And one way to take your mind off that door is to make sure you have no regrets. Be comfortable with who you are, with what you do, with why you do it. Everything else will take care of itself.