tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post1166255473715178032..comments2023-11-03T07:07:55.456-05:00Comments on CoPhilosophy: Section 10 Installment 1: Epicurus and the Fear of DeathPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-349830475387393342017-04-26T11:00:24.865-05:002017-04-26T11:00:24.865-05:00"Some people believe there is no afterlife, w..."Some people believe there is no afterlife, which can make people fear death even more." Or less. That was the Epicurean view, and Epicurus was/is not alone. <br /><br />"keep your lifestyle simplistic" - simple is not simpistic<br /><br />"leaving an impact" - or striving to leave one, since most of us will never know how impactful we've been. But we must try. The effort itself can be profoundly meaningful and rewarding.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-71176502141319580092017-04-24T21:05:25.846-05:002017-04-24T21:05:25.846-05:00In my family, it's fairly difficult to find so...In my family, it's fairly difficult to find someone who was brought up with any religious beliefs and it occurs to me every so often that we are comfortable with death. Saying we're comfortable with death sounds morbid, but by that I mean, for example, my grandparents have sat us down at holiday gatherings and laid out their plans for us after they die. After that conversation, it looked like a wave of relief washed over them that has continued to this day. Accepting our eventual death is liberation from worrying about how much time we have left. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360350171738517973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-1671191235893606492017-04-24T19:01:53.297-05:002017-04-24T19:01:53.297-05:00Well, as you said we don't know what happens a...Well, as you said we don't know what happens at death or thereafter for that matter. Often times, whenever there is someone who is extremely sick or is suffering here on earth, it is wrong to say, but we think that it's best if they passed away and moved on. We usually got accustomed to saying "they moved on to a better place." We do not really know that for sure, but we do know that they were suffering here, and for them to die was the right call; putting them out of their misery. <br />Just something more to think about...<br />what about suicide? those ones that take their own life. They may not be in the right mind, or whatever the case. But they are aware that they will die. Do they not fear death like other people? We do know one thing for certain. We are 100% sure that death is inevitable and you can not by any means postpone the inevitable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906586634543535555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2619743764213415433.post-46540050956267888522017-04-24T09:49:02.300-05:002017-04-24T09:49:02.300-05:00Death is uncomfortable to talk about for many peop...Death is uncomfortable to talk about for many people - you are so right about that! <br />Thoughts on death can also be very different from person to person, and not just because of differing faith or belief. Sometimes, it can be the proximity or exposure to death that creates a different point of view. I cared for seniors in an assisted living community for several years, and eventually, I would see many I cared for pass away. I found, and promptly made plans for a different profession, that as time went on, my thoughts on death and it's meaning changed, and not to the cheeriest of perspectives. I started feel detached and unaffected by it. Perhaps it was a little less taboo in my mind, just because of the repetitive experience. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839136975123577340noreply@blogger.com