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. 🖤

[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

[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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[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

[Agape93]

Neither

[Paige2006]

It makes me appreaciate life more