Reality of Death

firmbeliever · #1 Sep 16, 2007, 03:21 PM

"As men, we are all equal in the presence of death"
Publilius Syrus

"Seeing death as the end of life is like seeing the horizon as the end of the ocean. "
-David Searls

"Death--- the last sleep? No the final awakening."
---Walter Scott

I was just looking through some of these quotes on death and wondered,
How do you view death?Is it the end or the beginning in some way?

Thanks for sharing.

EDIT::::Also what do you believe lies beyond death?

Wondergirl · Sep 16, 2007, 03:26 PM

I believe it's a continuation and maturation of who I am now.

firmbeliever · Sep 16, 2007, 03:50 PM

wondergirl,
you do have a way with words.

"continuation and maturation",is a good way to put it...

Treeny · Sep 16, 2007, 04:07 PM

I think it is the beginning and the end.
The end of this life as we know it.
The beginning of a new life.

firmbeliever · Sep 17, 2007, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Treeny

I think it is the beginning and the end.
The end of this life as we know it.
The beginning of a new life.

I think I could relate to that...it certainly is an end to this life we know.

shygrneyzs · Sep 17, 2007, 04:44 AM

I think death leads us to the real final frontier. There is life after death and depending on our life here on Earth, it will be decided where we spend eternity. We can do all the good things for others that gain us accolades but that is not our measure.

Capuchin · Sep 17, 2007, 04:45 AM

This sums it up for me:

"Death, the most dreaded of evils, is therefore of no concern to us; for while we exist death is not present, and when death is present we no longer exist." - Epicurus.

I think that death will be the end of existence.

templelane · Sep 17, 2007, 04:47 AM

I believe that when we die we cease to exist as a conscious being. I actually really like this thought although I know many don't at all -my brother for example always looks really sad when I say it.

iAMfromHuntersBar · Sep 17, 2007, 05:25 AM

I'd really, really like to believe there is something else when you die ... but thinking logically about it, I can't see that there is!

I think that's a very bleak and tough idea for humans to get their heads around ... nothingness!

Treeny · Sep 17, 2007, 07:51 AM

So you guys dont believe we are more than this phisical body?
do you think we have no soul?



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