It's an interesting thought, and one a lot of people think about, more than they'd admit. I had a health scare recently and I was sat in my room, doing nothing out of the ordinary, and just trying to picture what it would be like if I was no longer there? How would the people around me change, how different would the lives of the people I knew be to how they would be if I was still around, particularly my family? I also think about it in my line of work - I basically look after people until they die. And you're right, we avoid thinking about that. I think it's better this way, simply because I cannot interact with these people whilst the thought 'they are going to die soon' is floating around my head. I know they are, but it's better to focus on the *now* in that scenario. I just live without thinking about it - in my opinion it's better to carry on in ignorance and go out on the same level, rather than let life peter out *step down from soap box* I don't fear death
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Date: 2006-03-22 12:05 am (UTC)I also think about it in my line of work - I basically look after people until they die. And you're right, we avoid thinking about that. I think it's better this way, simply because I cannot interact with these people whilst the thought 'they are going to die soon' is floating around my head. I know they are, but it's better to focus on the *now* in that scenario. I just live without thinking about it - in my opinion it's better to carry on in ignorance and go out on the same level, rather than let life peter out
*step down from soap box*
I don't fear death