"To die will be an awfully big adventure."
—Peter Pan
Death is inescapable†. We all will die eventually. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe in 30 years. But eventually the Grim Reaper gets us all.
So in my view, why be afraid? Fearing things that can be avoided may have some use or using fear to be extra careful is very useful. I fear war. I can avoid war (somewhat) and I will avoid war as much as I can. I fear hurting myself when splitting wood with my axe. Therefore, I am always extra careful when using it.
These things can be useful. But fearing death? We can't avoid it. Being afraid of it only adds stress to our lives, stress that adds wrinkles to our brow, stress that ages us and may, ironically, lead to an earlier death.
Better to look at death as an adventure. One that we hope we won't embark on for many years, perhaps, but an adventure nevertheless. Maybe there is another life waiting, maybe there is nothing, maybe there is something completely different. How exciting!
But in the meantime, rather than worrying about death, which is just as silly as worrying about rain, better to enjoy every moment as if it were your last. Go outside and dance!
(Released to the public domain, by Pxhere)
Footnotes
†: Inescapable for now. There are a lot of bright minds looking for medical, biological, and technical ways to "fix" the problem of death. But for now... it is inescapable.
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