Published on 12, July, 2020
Sorry if this is an upsetting topic for some (myself included).I really struggle this the "D word" - I find it pre-occupies my mind progressively more so as I get older, and it's always been a topic which I hate / fear - if I overthink it I can get into something of a panic.So I'm interested - how would you describe your relationship with this topic?I'm wondering if its an autistic trait, and whether anyone has been able to develop a healthy outlook on the topic, and if so how.
I think lots of people struggle with death, the whole concept of it. I know/have faith that there's more than this life, I've had a couple of near death experiences. But what freaked me out the most was the idea of what happens to the body, I found learning about the processes of death both dealt with the fear and calming and has led me to some new and interesting topics, physical anthroplogy, what bones can tell us about the life of a person or population group. Social anthropology, around death ritual and how death is thought about in different cultures and times.
I feel OK with the idea of being dead, I'm not looking forward to the pain and mess of it though. I sometimes wish there was no afterlife, that there was nothing, then nobody would be able to bother me again. I have this irrational semi-fear that when I die someone will develop a relaible method of necromancy and I'll still get bothered by stupid questions.
But if the idea of nothingness scares you, think about this, No-thingness. What is this thingness that you won't have?
One would have to include the other: the thing and the no - thing.
They could not exist without each other!
Indeed, there must be existence for there to be nonexistence and visa versa.
It really is turtles all the way down. (wiki that to blow your mind).