The life and death subject is constant struggle.

[Rational man]

Until humans have that honest conversation about life and death, then we will always fear death.

We hide the sick and when they die, we dress it up like they've never died. We grieve for our loss, not the dead. We invent gods and heaven to project eternity as the next life for our comfort yet tragically, humans believe it.

It took my illness to make me realise that we are all impermanence like nature itself because we are nature to. Just like so many other people, i shunned the idea of death and intellectually believed i was invincible. In my heart, i now accept that my human form is nearing its end and there's nothing i can do. The only choice I have is ctb or seek assistance in dying but I no longer fear the end but the struggle to the end because ive seen so many people young and old struggle to the end.

I believe acceptance of death regardless of who you are or your circumstances is wise because lets be honest, no one in this world gets out alive.

 

[Soulless Angel]

we live whilst waiting to die, its as simple as that, but society has brainwashed many into believing death is wrong and almost shameful of nature to put us through it.
The only way to change, is by teaching the next generation that it's not frightening but a path we all walk on until it's our time. But I doubt this will be acceptable by the mass


I am sorry to read you are ill, and nearing your end, I hope with your recent realizations you can take some comfort in this time

 

[Rational man]

we live whilst waiting to die, its as simple as that, but society has brainwashed many into believing death is wrong and almost shameful of nature to put us through it.
The only way to change, is by teaching the next generation that it's not frightening but a path we all walk on until it's our time. But I doubt this will be acceptable by the mass


I am sorry to read you are ill, and nearing your end, I hope with your recent realizations you can take some comfort in this time

Thank you. I agree. .

 

[FuneralCry]

It's of course true that we are destined for nowhere but death and I see permanently leaving this world as being something that is so incredibly beautiful rather than being something to fear or wish to avoid.

Some people place so much value on insignificant and meaningless life that in fact leads to nothing and nowhere other than ceasing to exist and it's like they don't wish to accept that this will all be forgotten about someday so as a result they cruelly wish to deny other people the option of taking control over their inevitable fate. To me there could never be anything more ideal than permanent nonexistence as death is the absence of all harm and suffering, it's certainly a burden having the ability to exist in this world and death is freedom from this.

 

[Rational man]

It's of course true that we are destined for nowhere but death and I see permanently leaving this world as being something that is so incredibly beautiful rather than being something to fear or wish to avoid.

Some people place so much value on insignificant and meaningless life that in fact leads to nothing and nowhere other than ceasing to exist and it's like they don't wish to accept that this will all be forgotten about someday so as a result they cruelly wish to deny other people the option of taking control over their inevitable fate. To me there could never be anything more ideal than permanent nonexistence as death is the absence of all harm and suffering, it's certainly a burden having the ability to exist in this world and death is freedom from this.

Profound words. Thankyou. Life seems so fragile and yet often a torturous struggle as my body gradually fails.

 

[leavingsoon99]

It's the understanding that I'll die anyway that helps me with my SI. I'm terminating soon, and death comes as a much-needed relief. I'm ready to be done. I wish I'd never been put here in the first place. What's on the "other side"? Who knows. I don't care, because the "other side", whatever that may be, is inevitable. There's no sense in fearing death at all.