Speculations About Life And Death

They used a hard vocabulary to contain the terrible softness. Greased they 'd say. Offed, lit up, zapped while zipping. It wasn 't cruelty, just stage presence. They were actors. When someone died, it wasn 't quite dying, because in a curious way, it seemed scripted, and because they had their lines mostly memorized, irony mixed with tragedy, and because they called it by other names, as if to encyst and destroy the reality of death itself. "

That’s the thing about death: it sneaks up and robs a person of their life, taking away all of their happiness. People indulge themselves in the idea of fearing death rather than facing it. Death is an unknown territory where no survivors have ever came back to share their experience. The US Army Private, Roy Scranton’s article “Learning How to Die in the Anthropocene” shines hope where he explains how fear can be conquered if the idea of dying is accepted. It is fear that paralyzes people from moving toward the idea of death. If people started to embrace the present, they will understand the inevitability of death and start discrediting fear.

People die everyday all over the world. In United States, people use hundreds of different words to describe death. Generally, people that grow up in the United States tend to view death as a taboo subject and are seen as a topic that should be kept behind closed doors and contracted with an individual or family. A belief system that so many individuals hold to be true has been shaped over the past century. In this culture, death has become something that is enormously feared and as a result, some people stop living their lives to his or her highest potential because of their fear of dying. The effect that death has pertains to individuals of all ages, gender and ethnicities. But unfortunately, how death is viewed it has become more and

At the most basic level of subconscious thought, every living animal possesses a desire to stay alive. Usually, this instinct lays dormant, although in dire situations, we can be led to do unexpected things. In addition to this subconscious drive, there is a socially constructed motivation for fearing death. Thanks to the pervasive nature of religion throughout history, much of humanity has, at some point or another, feared the prospect of eternal damnation and torture during one’s life after death. Although not every religion has a negative aspect of the afterlife, or even any semblance of an afterlife at all, those religions which do contain some such construct receive much more attention in this regard. Throughout history, many

Some people fear death while others only fear the uncertainty that leads up to it. To some, the process of prolonging the inevitable with an increasingly painful process can seem much more cruel and immoral that just allowing them to die on their own terms.

There is not one person in my world who likes to talk about death. Death equals loss, sorrow, departure, eternal and with it brings grieving. No one knows what happens after a person dies. Some believe in the afterlife, as do I, and some believe there is nothing. I personally like to believe there is something more waiting for us and there is a reason for our existence. Which tends to bring comfort. However, that does not mean that I want to die. But, on the other hand, if I was terminally ill and suffering from a terrible disease like an incurable form of cancer or a progressive disease like COPD and was given six short months to live, then yes, I would want to opt out rather than feel myself slowly die day after

One of the main themes of The Book Thief is ‘The Nature of Death’. This text is often defined as unique due to it’s personification and characterisation of Death. ‘The Nature of Death’ is constantly foreshadowed by the character, Death. Foreshadowing is a commonly used literary technique within the text. Death states that ‘Rudy Steiner …didn’t deserve to die the way he did’ (p. 261) this is revealed 304 pages before Rudy Steiner is taken by Death. This reasoning foreshadows the inevitability of death. The first page of the text states ‘you are going to die’ this is not a metaphor nor a simile, it is fact. That is ‘the Nature of Death’, death is inevitable. ‘The end of the World Part I’ is a chapter of the book foreshadowing the fate of all

Death is a topic that many people often like to avoid thinking about as well as avoid discussing. I believe that this is due to the fact that death is the only thing that we can be certain of in this life and it is in fact inevitable. Everyone lives up to the point of death and death is a natural part of life that many people do not want to come to terms with. Many people disregard the thought of death, whether it be hiding behind their religious views, cultural beliefs, or just overall spending their life living in denial. Often times death is thought of as an inconvenience, causing one of the most important events that occur in our life to be ignored. There are many reasons as to why people will not except death and why this

Religion plays a vital part for many patients. When disease threatens the health, and perhaps the life of a patient, they are likely to seek treatment with both physical symptoms and spiritual concerns in mind. Many nurses have instinctive and subjective impressions that the views and religious practices of patients have a significant effect upon their experiences with illness and the threat of dying. Nursing focuses mainly on healing the mind and body, however, the spiritual side needs attention as well. When patients are faced with a devastating illness, religious and spiritual factors often figure into their coping strategies and influence important decisions such as advance directives or living wills.

Death is a reality that people face each day; so what is a biblical theistic view of death? Ultimately, people have two destinations after they die: Heaven (with God) or Hell (without God). This life is not all there is for anyone. In the grand scheme of things death is not the end of existence. God has created people for himself, i.e., humans were created to live for him.

It is understood that all roles on planet Earth are only temporary. Whether it is in Eastern or Western culture, we do not prepare for death while still alive because it something we do not want to discuss and we know we cannot give a quick fix to it or change it. Death is approaching us as we grow older. (Excluding heart attacks or accidental death where death occurs instantaneously.) It is always there in our mind, in our shadows, regardless of our beliefs about what happens after death. Even in the present millennium, we still discuss death less willingly and perhaps we still have a kind of fearful feeling when we meet our final count-down.

Multitudes of movies, songs, and other forms of entertainment contrast death and life, and that leads people to consider their mortality. We view death as a constant and impending end to our lives, but how does this fact actually change the way we think? Would we live our lives differently acknowledging this truth or do we simply try to forget it? These are questions everyone should ask themselves, and if they do not, they are not getting the most out of their lives. Since death is inescapable and can happen at any time, we should live every day like it is our last. Once someone makes up their mind to live until they die, they will not worry about what the next day may bring and they will go after what they truly desire.

On my last day before my death I would not want to lie in my bed regretting and wishing what I could have done better in my life. I want to enjoy the last day and would try to be the best version of myself. I want to wake up early, so that I don’t miss half of it. Other people might not want to sleep at all, but without at least a little sleep it wouldn’t be a good day for me. I’d try to be full of happiness so

For an atheist perhaps the fear of death is the most immediate and challenging issue. They accept that this life is all we get. Comments at funerals such as "He's in a better place now" and "I know he's smiling down on us," are simply attempts to avoid facing the reality of death.

Damien Hirst’s “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living” is a sculpture of a shark entombed in a rectangular steel vitrine. The vitrine is designed so that it looks like it is divided into three cubes. The steel that splits up the vitrine into these cubes is painted white. Inside the vitrine, the shark is entirely frozen in what looks like clear, blue water. It is positioned so that it is in the center of the tank. From a side view, the shark’s head pops out of the first cube, its body is in the middle cube, and its tale pops out of the third cube. The shark has its mouth wide open, showing off its sharp teeth. It looks like it was about to attack someone or something just before it was frozen in place. From a front view, the insides of the shark can be seen.