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Mortality

Engyo

Engyo

Prince of Dorkness!
I'm in no rush to experience it, but I'm not frightened of it as far as I can tell.
 
Kilgore Trout

Kilgore Trout

Misanthropic Humanist
Pretty neutral overall. It's kind of sad and/or scary that we have to die, but on the other hand, the alternative would be even worse.
 
Caladan

Caladan

Agnostic Pantheist
stephenw said:
How do you feel about your mortality?
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When faced with death, considering the circumstances I was OK with it. I felt remorse about certain things I might have done differently, things I have not experienced in general life, loving more women. but these are things I'm sure any healthy man would feel if he was in my place. which is actually encouraging considering I survived to experience some of these things and to make amends.
 
sandandfoam

sandandfoam

Veteran Member
Engyo said:
I'm in no rush to experience it, but I'm not frightened of it as far as I can tell.
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I was inside in the hospital today waiting for an ultrasound and a man came in and sat down beside me, we got talking and I found out he'd liver and pancreatic cancer.
I wished him luck and he said he'd need a little more than that.
Made me think :)
 
sandandfoam

sandandfoam

Veteran Member
Caladan said:
When faced with death, considering the circumstances I was OK with it. I felt remorse about certain things I might have done differently, things I have not experienced in general life, loving more women. but these are things I'm sure any healthy man would feel if he was in my place. which is actually encouraging considering I survived to experience some of these things and to make amends.
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Do you think there's a difference between a healthy man facing death and a sick man facing death? I think I do
 
javajo

javajo

Well-Known Member
I look forward to being in Heaven with Jesus. I will be glad to escape this body of sin and pain and death. I believe when Adam sinned, he brought death and while death is a curse it is a blessing because it means we will escape this body of sin and death. I always pray for all my family and friends and as many people as possible will be caught up in the Rapture if it is soon enough, but whether raptured or not I look forward to Heaven and all the things the Lord has in store for those who love him. In my belief, believers in Christ have already had their sins paid for by Christ but we attend the Judgment Seat of Christ for reward, not condemnation, as opposed to those who attend the Great White Throne Judgment. I have some apprehension about having not been as good and faithful a servant and using my talents and gifts the Lord gave me, that he may not be as pleased with me as I might like, but in the end he wipes all tears from our eyes, we have no more sorrow, pain or death. So, while I'm in no big hurry, as I'd like to grow and mature and do more for the Lord, and would really like to be raptured, I do look forward to being absent from the body and present with the Lord. There are days when I'm like, hurry up! Beam me up, Scotty!
 
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swamplizard

Human
Greetings,
I think it depends upon which part of this "self" that is contemplating death. It is better to breathe and be aware of love.
best,
swampy
 
dawny0826

dawny0826

Mother Heathen
I acknowledge it. I'm not as interested in my own actually, as I am in that of those I care about. I know that life is fragile and precious but I value the life of those around me more than my own. I'd take a bullet for my loved ones, easy.
 
jarofthoughts

jarofthoughts

Empirical Curmudgeon
javajo said:
I look forward to being in Heaven with Jesus. I will be glad to escape this body of sin and pain and death. I believe when Adam sinned, he brought death and while death is a curse it is a blessing because it means we will escape this body of sin and death. I always pray for all my family and friends and as many people as possible will be caught up in the Rapture if it is soon enough, but whether raptured or not I look forward to Heaven and all the things the Lord has in store for those who love him. In my belief, believers in Christ have already had their sins paid for by Christ but we attend the Judgment Seat of Christ for reward, not condemnation, as opposed to those who attend the Great White Throne Judgment. I have some apprehension about having not been as good and faithful a servant and using my talents and gifts the Lord gave me, that he may not be as pleased with me as I might like, but in the end he wipes all tears from our eyes, we have no more sorrow, pain or death. So, while I'm in no big hurry, as I'd like to grow and mature and do more for the Lord, and would really like to be raptured, I do look forward to being absent from the body and present with the Lord. There are days when I'm like, hurry up! Beam me up, Scotty!
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That is the most depressing thing I've read in a while. :(
 
jarofthoughts

jarofthoughts

Empirical Curmudgeon
@OP:
I'm fine with my own mortality. I'm well aware that even if I was to die right this very moment, I will still have lived a life far better, more comfortable and richer that 99.99...% of the people on this planet, which means that I have absolutely no right to complain.
The only thing that bothers me is that I would really like to see how all of this turns out... :D
 
jarofthoughts

jarofthoughts

Empirical Curmudgeon
javajo said:
Well, this is not my home, I'm just passing through. :)
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You are of course free to believe anything you want, and I'm not going to go into that at all, but I find this world to be infinitely amazing and fascinating.
I find great pleasure in my work, my friends and in living in general, and if your faith is preventing you from living the best life possible, both with respects to you and your fellow humans, then it seems...wasteful.
I'm sorry, I really can't relate to that at all.
 
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