Does thinking about death make you appreciate life more, or does it make you anxious?

[Veronika_p]

No matter how successful, beautiful, wealthy, young, old, healthy, or loved someone is… none of us gets to stay here forever. One day, every person reading this will have a last conversation, a last laugh, a last morning, a last hug. 🌙

And strangely, I don't always find that thought depressing. Sometimes it makes ordinary things feel more meaningful.

A quiet morning. Your favorite meal. Laughing with someone you love. Watching the sunset. Getting a message from someone you haven't heard from in years. Even the boring little routines we complain about might someday be things we'd desperately wish we could experience one more time.

But then there's the other side...

Does thinking about death make you anxious? Do you ever lie awake wondering what happens afterward? Or does accepting that death is unavoidable actually make you more present and grateful for the life you have right now?

And here's the question I'm really curious about:

If you suddenly knew you had only one year left, what would you change about the way you're living today?

Would you finally say something you've been keeping inside? ❤️
Would you stop wasting time on certain people?
Would you travel?
Would you forgive someone?
Would you simply spend more time with the people you love?

Or would you honestly change nothing?

I’d really like to hear people's thoughts on this one. 🖤

[7Phoenix7]

Honestly, both... Thinking about death can definitely make me anxious if I sit with it too long. But it also makes me appreciate life more.

It reminds me that so much of what we stress over really isn’t that important in the bigger picture. The little moments, laughing until you can’t breathe, dancing, being around people you love, feeling the sun on your skin… that’s the stuff that actually matters to me.

If I knew I only had a year left, I’d stop giving so much energy to things and people that drain me. I’d love harder, say what I feel more freely, travel as much as I could, and spend as much time as possible with the people I love.

Basically, I think knowing my time was limited would make me a lot less afraid to actually live.

Losing my grandma, who was basically like a mom to me really changed the way I look at time. It made me want to live more freely… love people while they’re here… and stop putting off the things that actually matter to me

[Veronika_p]

I feel the same way too, sorry about your grandma

[7Phoenix7]

Yea.. and thank you 🩵

[TonyMetal___1986]

@7Phoenix7 keep dancing miss Phoenix from bouvet island but not on a pole 🤣🤣

[sage2021]

Since I have done everything that the Bible's instructions teaches us of how to get to heaven, I'm looking forward to it.

The Bible says "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord" means that the moment that I have died, I will be with God.

My only concern is that my learning disabled son will still be here without me. However, I have made provisions for him to be able to live with a Mentor in a nice house in a family setting. I had to fight for 2 years in court to get him this benefit from the State where I live.
I couldn't leave this earth in peace if I thought he would be homeless because he can't take care of himself.

The only reason that I am okay with the sudden death of my boyfriend, the love of my life, is because he also followed what the Bible instructs us to do in order to get to heaven. Otherwise I would have been a basket case when he died.
RIP Patrick John ❤️🍪🍪🍪🥛🥛

[sage2021]

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[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂🧡

[OneViewpoint]

It makes me appreciate life more and forces me to live my life with intention. No looking back with regrets. No waiting for retirement. I know it can end at any moment. I have and continue to live my life with a vengeance. I've traveled the world. I've had 4 successful careers. I've been middle class and wealthy. I've climbed mountains and jumped off an 800 foot cliff on skis. I've jumped out airplanes and helicopters day and night in all sorts of terrain. I've liked on a lake in New Hampshire and an island in the Caribbean in a house overlooking the water. I've owned a dozen sports cars, been married and divorced and raised 2 sons. I'm free to do whatever I want with whoever I want whenever I want. I haven't wasted my life. Because I realize this is all I'm ever gonna have.

[Veronika_p]

Quiet an adventure you've been through

[OneViewpoint]

It didn't seem like an adventure at the time but, I get that reaction from people all the time. I guess I've had a pretty good time. That was my only goal. No complaints.

[Laws-Of-Existence]

Just another of those clichés. Regardless of what it is, when it is, if there is anything after, no matter what, it is a natural process and the thoughts about it may stay natural. ㅤ

[ohsheeT]

I must really like this question because I've answered it three times and each time I get to the very last part of it and somehow I click the wrong button and it disappears all three were heartfelt answers and beautiful answers and now I don't know if I want to answer it again

But I think I have to it's just going to be a quick answer this time probably not as powerful as the other three but this question kind of woke me up it's not about the death it's about doing something that I have never done

I've helped many people in life

And I look at myself and I like myself and for my kids I love them and I gave myself because I wanted them to become the best thing to come but in the way I did it it was their idea not mine

But this question is made me realize that it's my turn now to actually become the best I can possibly become and share that with somebody that's what I need to do I don't care about the Death part it's all going to happen one day but I would be so disappointed if I wasn't able to share who I am when I am and the things I believe in and actually be the best that I can be and live that moment share that moment and give that moment to myself to understand myself even better but better yet to the person that I'm going to be with whoever that might be that's more powerful than death I think for me and just keep giving on the way but your question has made me kind of excited and woke me up to say it's my time it's my turn

I love you questions because I can feel your energy going through them I can feel that they are a true type of question and they are meant for everybody because everybody reads it a little bit different that's what I like about them so I thank you for waking up making me think and turn the page and start a new one

[Veronika_p]

Thank you very much..

[ohsheeT]

I have to thank you your question are so deep is all the right ways for me to open up new doors

[FunkyMonkee]

Possibly more anxious. I'm more alert to time wasters. Like, if my computer takes too long to do something I'm waiting for, I'll a least play a game of Free Cell until it does what I need it to do.
So far, I don't think I HAVE been keeping anything inside.
Right now, I don't HAVE any people to waste time on.
To where? About the only place I WOULD travel is to England to be with my fiance until she can afford to come here to live with me. But, we're both broke!!
I can't think of anyone I'd need to forgive! My ex-sisters don't deserve it AT ALL, may they rot in hell!! And, everyone else put themselves into the positions they're in with me so, THEY should be coming to ME!!
I'd LOVE to but, she lives in England, for the time being!! Other than that, I have no one.

[glennos89]

Im not scared off death. Death doesn't exist your mind is energy and energy can't die! It can only transform into something else but cannot be gone completely.

The mind and body are 2 separate things. You can look at it as owning a car you can drive. Your body is the vessel where your soul can get in use it like a car

[ChiTown33]

Neither. I'm not in love with death or anything. But i'm looking forward to Heaven and leaving this mortal realm. Unfortunately, you have to die for that to ooccur. So i can wait.🤣 Until then, i just try to remember how far God has brought me in this life. How much i owe to God and his other children still finding their way. I try to savor each day for the gift that it is.

[lightbulb27]

Yes it does make appreciate more. It makes me regret past mistakes and hope and pray for forgiveness.

[Veronika_p]

God has answered your prayers... You also have to forgive yourself

[lightbulb27]

Thanks so much, you are a bright light in the world! Keep shining!

[Kaneki05]

Makes me annoyed cause without awareness nothing matters. And when your brain kicks out you aren't aware anymore. Therefore be given awareness to only have it taken away is an annoying curse perhaps a blessing though if you want lack of awareness but I don't.

[CuriousTenya]

Thinking about death doesn't change how much I appreciate life, I don't think it does. But it me contemplate; sometimes I reevaluate my goals.

[Iron_Man]

I don’t want to think about death. I want to remain positive and being in a positive atmosphere. If you think about death all the time it can knock you down and make you super depressed where you just wanna lay around and that’s horrible

[MannMitAntworten]

I wouldn’t change anything.


Now nearly all those I loved are dead, but I still reach out to them.


Death doesn’t keep me up. It doesn’t haunt. The silence that remains, haunts.

[NathanDavis]

I rather appreciate life while I think and live it...

[Taranis_Thunor]

Makes me wanna establish a legacy. Have descendants, be remembered well and not to fear a glorious death as there's no greater death then for the things you love.

[Cidknee]

Its a process we go through. Everyone except those who are alive upon Christs return.

[TonyMetal___1986]

I don't think about it a lot, but i pick to spend more time with my loved ones

[dudeinohio]

I don't worry about it as much as i did when i was younger.

[exitseven]

I feel like time is getting short and I really cannot do anything interesting.

[Veronika_p]

Don't say that again 😏

[exitseven]

For the second year in a row I did not do a single fun or cool thing this summer.

[Veronika_p]

You should, no time is odd to do anything you want to

[Bklynbadboy12]

Honestly i dont ever think about death at all im to busy living

[Shiprex]

It makes me sad about how it would affect those around me.

[KostasKouvalis]

Anxious. Last time I was thinking about it, I had a mental breakdown

[Paige2006]

It makes me appreaciate life more

[Agape93]

Neither

[TonyMetal___1986]

You will live witch, your life matters to the caveman 😁

[FreyaRed]

Neither

[jahaims]

Neither