I remember a quote by one of the ancient philosophers that said (VERY loosely):
"Where I am, Death is not, and where Death is, I am not. Why should it then be of concern to me?"
(I just got the gist of the quote and struggled to phrase it as closely as I can, forgive me!) I personally find that quote really comforting, even though there have been times when I was consumed with the thought of my own demise. I'd say my fear of Death stems from the fear of irrelevance, of simply passing into the nothingness of history, another patch of dirt people will tread upon without further thought, another statistic. I'd very much like to change the world before I pass, and before that happens I doubt I'd be able to rest in peace...
..although as many users before me have already said, it probably won't matter in the end. :/
"Where I am, Death is not, and where Death is, I am not. Why should it then be of concern to me?"
(I just got the gist of the quote and struggled to phrase it as closely as I can, forgive me!) I personally find that quote really comforting, even though there have been times when I was consumed with the thought of my own demise. I'd say my fear of Death stems from the fear of irrelevance, of simply passing into the nothingness of history, another patch of dirt people will tread upon without further thought, another statistic. I'd very much like to change the world before I pass, and before that happens I doubt I'd be able to rest in peace...
..although as many users before me have already said, it probably won't matter in the end. :/
~We, the atheist, in creating a purpose for ourselves where there was none, are greater than God himself.~
