Mortality

[acegreco]

So to those following me (most of which already know this), the person I spoke of in my previous post is doing... well, as good as he can be considering the circumstances. Prognosis is poor, but there's still hope.

A friend of mine posted in his LJ about the nature of mortality, if even in brief, and I'd like to expand upon that. I suppose I'm

Comments

[chibalerasui]

Actually, I came to that same conclusion the night the news was brought to light. Though for me it was more on the point of taking chances. Not risks, per se, but chances... given the chance to speak with someone you like, or even ask them out, for example. I don't think I have enough courage to take all the chances I'm given, but I'm going to try to take more of them, at any rate.

[acegreco]

Yeah. Chances are good too. Living to the status quo can be less enjoyable than pushing out and being something that may be risky, or doing things that might not turn out all that good, just because you want to!

I look forward to seeing you take those chances!

[etherealgrace]

It makes me wonder what most people are afraid of when they fear death. It seems that some people are terrified of oblivion, of non-existence. Others of the pain that often accompanies death. For me, and perhaps for you as well, it seems to be the shortening of time available to accomplish things. The reason I don't want to die tomorrow is that there are things I haven't done. Is that a good reason to "live life to the fullest"? Of course. We should all do so anyway. Isn't the true test knowing that you're going to die in a certain amount of time, and yet changing nothing?

[acegreco]

Very interesting perspective! Thank you for replying. :)

Mmm. I don't believe I fear death. Oblivion is a scary thing when people have such a focus on making an impact on the world, or at least redeeming themselves for whatever deity they believe lies in the afterlife.

Absolutely the time available to meet my own objectives, my focuses, and my general experience of life is my primary focus. My realization is that I don't feel altogether GOOD about how I'm living right now. Sure, I have a great life and a great surrounding, but there is so much more that I can do that just isn't getting done for things that I can change. :)

If I lived the way I'm living for the rest of my days, yes, I would be happy. I want to be more than happy, though, and that's the real objective I wish to aspire to.