Silent Soliloquy
Lying in my bedroom
Wondering and thinking
I dream about the great doom
And my heart is quickly sinking
A chill then comes upon me
As I curl up in my sheets
And I wonder if I am the only
Poor souls tortured before he sleeps
Dec 21
Death: The Final Frontier
Fear of living forever is real. I tend to think it’s based in awareness of one’s own limitations extended infinitely. For me, the comfort is to remember the love and mercy of God.
fear of being bored in heaven
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fear of infinity
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Partly the death/pain aspect, no doubt. Just EXTREME fear of the unknown… pretty powerful um, paralyzing agent to some.
“Our greatest fear is that when we die, we become nothing”- Thich Nhat Hanh
I think you have a point about people fearing annihilation. But I also think one of the reasons people fear death is because they’re frightened of the pain that often accompanies it.
Years ago, when she was ill, my mother told our pastor: “I’m not scared of death. It’s the dying part I don’t like.”
I think many people would share that sentiment — and I think that most of us want to die quietly in our sleep. We don’t want to die of cancer, to be sick for years. We don’t want to die in a car accident, when we might linger on life support for a time. We certainly don’t want to die a martyr’s death.
I think that fear of death is pretty much a fear of the process of dying.
I’ve had people tell me that they aren’t really excited about heaven for the reasons Jollyblogger gives, so there’s something to what he’s saying. I do think you’re right than many people fear death simply beacuse they fear not existing anymore.
Marjo, welcome to my blog! 🙂 I notice you’re from south-eastern PA. I grew up there. How’d you find my blog? Are you a friend of Howard or Steve?