I am convinced that it is not the fear of death, of our lives ending that haunts our sleep so much as the fear... that as far as the world is concerned, we might as well never have lived.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives.
I do fear death. But what I actually fear is not dying. I mean, true, it will be sad. But I know that there is a better place waiting for me.
I think there is, in our society, there is a growing fear of death, a fear of the circumstances in which I might die, a fear I might be over-treated or under-treated. But fear is always a bad guide. Death is part of life.
I might be deceiving myself but I do not think that I do have an inordinate fear of death.
Although many of us fear death, I think there is something illogical about it.
I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.
At the same time, I've never been afraid of death or the concept of death.
Most people come to fear not death itself, but the many terrible ways of dying.
I have no fear of death. More important, I don't fear life.
I always say that death can be one of the greatest experiences ever. If you live each day of your life right, then you have nothing to fear.