Are you afraid of death?

Are you sometimes afraid of death?

• I'm an Atheist and I have to admit I'm sometimes afraid of death, this mostly happens when I'm thinking of death. the other day I watched a video where a fashion designer died on a fashion show while someone was filming the show, and I was thinking to myself "damn you can die at anytime without even expecting it" I'm not sure what's worse, expecting death or just die randomly I assume the first one is worse, can you imagine knowing that you will die within a few weeks or maybe months? just think for a second how horrible this would be random death depends on the circumstances though, for example, have you fullfilled all your dreams, have you achieved your goals? have you done your job while alive? are you ready to go? are you old? these are the most important factors for me in random death if for example I'm old and have achieved all my goals, then it's the best way to die like that... but again the thought of non existence terrifies me a bit but then again, who asks me if it terrifies me or not? I'm just going to die anyway right? I'm trying to "remember" how it was before I was born, it was like nothing, I didn't exist, I felt nothing so I assume the same will be when I die I would like to hear your opinion on this matter thanks

• Answer:

  It's your ego that's afraid. And you are NOT your ego. Your ego exists only for your survival...even at the cost of your happiness and your soul. And the ego keeps giving you bad advice. And it's the ego that fears total annihilation, not YOU! You see? OTOH, your imagination has you...instead of you having your imagination. Think about that. I used to fear death terribly. But somehow I knew fearing it wasn't right. So I investigated the fear. Later, I overheard the Zen adage, "If you're afraid to die, you're afraid to live." Wow! So tell your ego to SHUT UP when the fear arises. It works if you keep practicing. So lighten up. Donny (Life Coach)