[im so fresh]

So many questions come up in this topic.
Why are we actually on this planet?
If the world was ''really'' made by the big bang then what purpose do we serve?
Something surely must have created whatever was before the big bang?
What happens to our soul when we die?
If the universe was truly ours then why do we know so little?
If there isn't a heaven and hell, then why are there good and bad people?
Is it really eternal life after we die? This specific question is really mind boggling. Could you actually imagine eternal life?

Even though these questions i thought of outside the box (religion wise)
I'm a Muslim and i really don't need to ask these questions. Following my religion just gives me peace of mind to be honest. I'm sure this is the same with any other religion.

[jardantuan]

(Original post by im so fresh)
So many questions come up in this topic.
Why are we actually on this planet?
If the world was ''really'' made by the big bang then what purpose do we serve?
Something surely must have created whatever was before the big bang?
What happens to our soul when we die?
If the universe was truly ours then why do we know so little?
If there isn't a heaven and hell, then why are there good and bad people?
Is it really eternal life after we die? This specific question is really mind boggling. Could you actually imagine eternal life?

Even though these questions i thought of outside the box (religion wise)
I'm a Muslim and i really don't need to ask these questions. Following my religion just gives me peace of mind to be honest. I'm sure this is the same with any other religion.

I'm an atheist, and I don't think any of those questions are relevant either. I don't need a reason to be on the planet - I just am. I don't need to serve a purpose - I do what I do, and that's how it is. The more you try and think of yourself as part of something massive, the more daunting and insignificant I find life, but I just take things as they are, and live life.

[apatch3]

I'd be more scared of never dying than dying. Of course what scares me about dying is the HOW bit, ideally you'd want it to be painless and easy (not self induced of course) and similarly you wouldn't want to be carved to bits by a chainsaw.

[g.k.galloway]

In the words of Albus Dumbledore - "death is but the next great adventure"

[Cinnamon_Twist]

I'm terrified of dying a painful death, but not afraid of death as a concept. I just think that one day you will realise that you have reached a point where death wouldn't be so horrible. If I was severely incapacitated/in a lot of pain/felt I was a burden to others I would want to die and just imagine living long after your family/loved ones have passed away, for me at least, it's not a very nice thought...

[Relaxedexams]

Forget death. Enjoy Life!!

[Colpejafort]

The thought of dying young is what terrifies me. There's quite a bunch of people who don't appreciate life at all, but I actually love being alive. I think life is a gift we should appreciate every single day and enjoy it as if it was the very last day. There's too many things I want to do before I die, and there is a few people who are way to important to me, so I wouldn't like not to be able to make the most of my life with them. I just want to live forever with the people I love This thought has been making me really paranoid lately.

[digitalis]

Yes, if I'm honest, it worries me.

[Nessie162]

I'm not scared of the death itself.
What scares me more is; not being able to do all the things that I want to do in life if I die too young.

[PeterOkenla11]

Im rather excited.

[tehFrance]

Am I scared of dying? no I am not... so long as I live until I am 80 then I will be happy

[Bellissima]

i'm terrified of dying too... not so much the thought of actually dying... but being dead... not existing... what if that IS what happens? even though logically i know if i am dead i will not have any consciousness so it won't be unpleasant... while i am alive now the thought of not existing is horrible! i can't even begin to imagine what i'll feel like when i am dying, if i'm conscious. i love living too much! appreciate life.

i try not to think about death in too much detail, because why dwell on something inevitable and unpleasant? i wouldn't want that fear and thought eating away at my life... but occaisionally when i think about death, properly... wow i literally feel sick like i am going to throw up, it is the scariest feeling... i could make myself feel that way now if i wanted to and i started to seriously think about death b ut obviously i don't want to!

make the most of the time you have here, being alive and in the situation we are in (we are in something like the top 8% of the world, if you are using the internet and enjoy things like thai boxing as a leisure you are obviously doing well) is a privildge and we are so lucky! don't waste your time worrying over death!

[Rubbaduckzilla]

im not scared

[Aconcernedparent]

Everybody is.
I'm not really afraid to die young, I don't have daily fears of terrorist attacks, being murdered or whatever. I am just afraid of growing old and die. These things never hit me during the day, only when I'm trying to sleep, and usually during days where I have little to do - like these past days, I'm in a between-phase, most my friends have left, I'm between flats sort of and am supposed to study, but it's not "urgent" yet So I've had a bit of time on my hands.
It's like I have a real fear of missing out. I enjoy my own company a lot, but just a few days going by with only cooking, TV and magazines and I suddenly feel like my youth is wasted. I don't know why.

First time I really got a panic attack was a few years ago - I was about 15 maybe. My parents had friends over and the husband had recently lost his mother. His father was ill, had lost sense of flavour and smell (no joy in food) and recently had to amputate his leg. He'd entered deep depression and his son didn't know how to help him. My father said that "when you're young, you think you'll live forever. But at a certain point, death becomes a fact and it is natural for that to hit you badly". It was a long 3-hour discussion, and I just sat at the table listening. After this, I thought about death daily and actually became depressed. It was a week later that I actually mentioned it to my mum and she and dad came to talk to me. I don't remember actually what they said, but it was a lot of stuff about life and made me feel a lot better.

Obviously I hate the idea of having to "keep yourself busy" to forget about life's purpose to be happy. Although I think this happens naturally - when you challenge yourself at work, when you're in love or experience great things in life. When I'm profoundly happy, I don't fear death. But I think as much as you can't personally 'figure it out', you need to come to terms with it. I consider myself a religion person although I'm not actually part of a community. Out of the options, I consider reincarnation a possibility (in the sense that you believe your current life is the only one and have no memory of a previous life). Even if there is nothing after, I think you get an answer to it all when you die.

[murpo]

Bring it on.

[Presenttime]

I think we're scared of dying because people in our country generally live for a long time, so we don't want to be unlucky. Unfortunately there is nothing we can really do about a general fear of dying, apart from live our lives hedonistically without a care for the future.

[U.Ahmed]

To be totally honest, I am more scared of being a frail old man suffering from a variety of illnesses and living a hard and painful life for the last 10-15 years of my life rather than dying.
I see elderly family members and you can just see the pain in their eyes, every step is a struggle and that scares me.
Death is certain, it is inevitable, so I try not to think too deeply about it, otherwise it can lead to potentially damaging thoughts.

[M4LLY]

Well, as i'm going Tornado Chasing in the USA next spring i think that its safe to say i probably will be at one point