I do not see death as being sad.

[FuneralCry]

I do not think that dying is sad at all. When I hear of other people being upset when someone dies, I cannot feel the same way. Death is inevitable for us all, all we are doing is waiting around to die anyway. That is our only purpose as humans, life is just one big distraction from death. When I think about death it makes life seem so meaningless and temporary in comparison. I tell myself that my life does not matter as eventually all my problems will die with me. No matter what lives we live, we will all be forgotten about someday, it will all be temporary so death cannot be sad in any way. Death should not be feared as well, why fear what will come for us eventually someday. We cannot escape death.

Death is also the permanent escape from all suffering and prevents all future problems. In this life there is no limit as to how bad things can get and how much pain we can experience. I only feel envy towards someone who is gone, I wish that it was me. If someone is not alive, then they cannot suffer, they are at peace and that does not make me feel sad. We were all perfectly fine not existing until we were forced to live and I believe that death is like how before we were born, time passes and we are not aware of anything.

Instead what is sad to me, is life. How much people suffer. Life is so pointless, so unnecessary but at the same time so painful and so depressing. The thought of eternal nothingness comforts me the most. No more negative emotions and things cannot get worse. There is simply nothing and to me death is nothing to be sad about.

 

[whatevs]

The purpose of being alive is to die? Possibly!

 

[chocolatebar]

If we consider death as a concept, yes, we can think about it in that way, but, when we think about death as in the way it usually happens, accompanied by a lot of suffering, I don't think so. Have you ever been around people in their last days? It's terrible.

Death is an unnecessary suffering, just like life itself is. I can't say that death is good, because it's part of life and I think there's nothing good about life. The only good thing is to never exist in the first place.

I'm being a bit of an extremist here, but it's just a bit of emotion to help me stay sane

 

[UnravelingWinter]

I'm so tired of existing. I just feel a helplessness when I think about how I'm existing against my will, and the only way out of suffering is to kill myself.

I view death as being such a gift, a soft beautiful kindness that's given to us.

 

[Starylain001]

Too, since i have chronic nerve pain. It may be worse than death.

 

[DPJ187]

Life is beautiful, life is pain and life is everything in between. Life is not about waiting to die that's what the process of dying is. I believe we are here to try our best to have positive meaningful interactions with the few people in our lives we truly love. We try to make their lives better and easier by being around, we give love and support and in return get the same. We get moments shared between you that no body else will ever know. You get happy, then life keeps on hitting away at your legs until one day you buckle, your legs go and you say fuck it, I've tried long enough, ive cried, I've bleed and I have strived to get here but it is not worth it. Nothing is worth this anymore. My joy is gone my outlook is bad, tomorrow was never less wanted by anyone for any reason, when all that's left is hate, terror and pain ones life here has already stopped, then perhaps life is waiting to die.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I know for a fact that religious people would beg to differ with you. And for the record, that is not me. I'm just pointing it out. And I'm not going to get into any type of debate with anyone about how I need to come to Jesus, and be engulfed with the Holy Spirit, or any of that jazz. With that being said, and none of us knowing for sure what comes after death, all we can do is hope that our pains leave us upon death, that there is indeed peace in death, that there is a ceasing to any suffering. I have no idea what it was like "existing" before I started living. I can't recall that, and to know what that may have been like would require some type of consciousness, I believe, or some other unknown- unknown something to capture the experience, which would still have had to have been passed to me in the state I am in now, so I could know what existing was like. Likewise, I have no idea, and wouldn't profess to know, if death is a "permanent" escape from all suffering, as I have absolutely no idea what, if anything, may come after death. None of us do.

 

[magicalsarcoma]

I prefer to think about death like the Epicureans. Something in the spirit of "death is nothing to us", "when we exist, death is not; and when death exists, we aren't". It's quite soothing to imagine death as nothing/emptiness. Then all processes, including all unpleasant processes associated with the process of death, can be attributed only to what life is

 

[lyles]

I think this is a really interesting perspective! I also don't view death as an inherent negative, just a natural process (just the same as breathing or using the bathroom or rain). It is what it is and nothing more, it is people who ascribe meaning to things. And the concept of nothingness, while not my first choice, is comforting too. Even if it wasn't designed to make anyone feel any particular way. On some level, I do understand that there is an instinctual aversion and fascination with death that humans inherit. As we are though, I do wish that death was looked at as just another process of our life cycle. Even if our consciousness doesn't continue, our bodies will return to the earth in some form or another, even just in the belly of a worm.

All that said, I also understand the other side of it. As much as I respect personal autonomy and the concept of life as a choice. As much as I believe in these philosophies of death being morally neutral. If one of my loved ones died I would not be able to bear it. I always knew and decided that if any of my family members died I would follow the moment I learned the news and had access. It has yet to happen, but it could very well one day. It is an entirely selfish wish, to want others to live for the sake of having them in my life. But it is a real one that I have. It is a common one in general, I think. I'm still working all of it out.

As it stands, though, I think you presented this in a really interesting way and very well, thanks for sharing!

 

[Eternal Oblivion]

To me what is strange is to being born in the first place. All things consider, if there is nothing afterwards, undoubtedly not being born is the best gift one can recieve, because, things in life being so impermanent, every living soul is bound to suffer greatly before perishing, one way or another, and that's so insane to think about.

 

[Hurt]

If someone who is suffering dies I wouldn't feel sad because that person is not suffering anymore.

 

[WonderingSoul]

Yes. Especially when you have nothing and nobody. Or nothing to look forward to, you reach a certain point and find out that life isn't worth it. Death is the ultimate release.

 

[Grim reaper]

Yeah, we should all be dead - that is the solution. But we are alive - and why are we still alive? People on Sanctioned Suicide want to die but are still alive - so how do I overcome my survival instinct? That is the 1 million dollar question!

 

[summertimestars4]

i feel the same, i am looking forward to the relief of being done with life.

Too, since i have chronic nerve pain. It may be worse than death.

me too. i've tried so many things to relieve my chronic nerve pain, nothing works. i dream about a time when i don't have to experience this anymore.

 

[BasqueClown]

I was to make this exact topic from my perspective.
At least from western perspective, since it was until XX century who dismembered society to the absolute social compass from churches (Catholic or protestants), death without god is see as a tragedy, because of the "Losing" of your soul...
And specially for suicidal people, who commit the sin of "thou shalt not kill [incuding yourself]", is seeing as an "preventable" tragedy... I'm not talking about underage suicide (Because is a sensitive topic), I'm talking about plenty adults, whatever was their mental or physical health condition, who willfully kill themselves not for suicidal gesture, but really seeking to die completely, we must not judging them as a irresponsible, sensitive, or selfish... our lives no longer belongs to god or any deity or supernatural force.
So if someone sees my death as a tragedy, or unnecessary decision, or preventable one... fuck it, I don't fear afterlife, or god judgement, or whatever. Yes, I'll broke the hearts of family and friends, but whatever, dying isn't sad, SUFFERING unnecessary or when becomes incurable and irreversible is