That's how I feel...
I don't necessarily view death as something negative. Death gives meaning to life. Living in fear of death is living in denial. Actually, it's not really living at all, because there is no life without death. It's two sides of the one. You can't just pick up one side and say, "I'm just going to use the 'heads' side." No. It doesn't work like that. You have to pick up both sides because nothing is promised to anyone in this world besides death. As soon as life is created, from the first moment in the womb, it's promised that that life's going to end. Whether it's aborted, stillborn, or the mother has a miscarriage--death's going to come to that life. That's the only guarantee. It doesn't matter if that life goes on to cure every disease ever known or brings about the end of the world as we know it, that life is going to end. You can be sure of that. Death is going to follow life, just like night follows day. It is what it is.
I don't look at death as something to work against; it makes your time here worthwhile. It's what makes life precious. Death provides purpose. It ensures that every situation that comes in life comes for a reason. It's like you have somewhere to go and things to do before you die, and life is always trying to push you to that goal. It's the things we go through that make us who we are. That's why I wouldn't trade my life for anything in this world--I know I have a purpose. The hard times only seemed hard when I was going through them. Now, they're just memories. Besides, if I didn't go through the hard times, I probably wouldn't be able to enjoy the good times.
J-Will