Does facing reality of end of life help you to soar to higher levels now?

[lightbulb27]

There isn't a single thing that wants to die, but we all face it. From cells to plants to animals. Death in some ways is transformation from one state to another. Nothing gets thrown away, our atoms just get reshuffled from "order" to disorder... into something else.

We are made out of the remnants of whatever star (s) blew up long time ago.. in our brief time of existence.

That is... if you accept you are going to die any time, and you've accepted that, does it free you to life? Or are you being held back? Or does it produce fear or other emotions which constrict your freedom to live to a greater purpose?

Note: I am not suicidal and if you have those feelings or thoughts, please call 988 for support. This is not a suicide post, this is a spiritual and emotional discovery post.

A comforting video on after life:

[Anonymous]

I'm not suicidal either. But your question is relevant to me. Up till a few years ago I was just living life and building. Then I hit quicksand (not the literal definition). Quicksand, like when one thing goes wrong after another. It started with my health. And to be fair I have been rebounding in that area over the last year and a half. But it has been slow going. And as you referenced earlier. Somethings are unrepairable. They're just manageable until you expire. I think part of why this affects me the way it does is I crossed over the half century mark (the big 5-0) and the males in my family don't live very long. My father died at 58, his father at 59. But along with a decline in health I lost my career of more than 20 years. Yes the past few years. Have brought a lot of upheaval into my life. And I like to consider myself a man of faith, but I'm not Job and I keep talking to God but as of late it's really felt like a one way conversation. I know God has a plan for me. But with how bleak it has been as of late and my lineage, I'm not sure that plan continues in this life.

Again, not suicidal. Just a guy that really doesn't understand what God's plan is for him anymore.

[lightbulb27]

For what it's worth, I discovered it's all just change. It can lead to new adventures in life. Im better than I was years ago. Things do go in ebbs and tides. There's teachings in all of it. Some of it I wouldn't wish on a terrible enemy, but in it you may find deeper meaning, God, or "new" you didn't know you didn't know. It may be as simple as changing a life, building a new skill.
It's not over til it's over.
Health at this age is a real job, as is diet focused on nutrition. Our bodies start to protest and we must change or change is forced upon us.
I wish you more healthy, life giving change today than yesterday!:)

[Dargil]

Which is why they say ashes to ashes, dust to dust. A human body is patterned matter. When we die, that matter is freed from the confines of the pattern. When we die, our souls are rejoined with the creator. Judgment determines whether we have eternal life or spiritual death. Do I think the souls are recycled and reused? Maybe.

[Agape93]

It doesn't do anything for me. I've been on borrowed time since I hit 20. I sincerely don't care.

[NathanDavis]

fake diamonds are actually better than real diamonds...

but we like to fool ourselves... and others too, lol

[MrChinaski]

It has for me, yes.