What is it we fear, precisely, when we fear death? The answer would seem simple, indeed utterly obvious: we fear dying! Being dead! Not existing any more! You have to ask?! —It is only when you stop to consider that those three answers are all, despite what may seem at first glance, utterly different, do you think that there might be a question here.
The Five Fears of Death
The Five Fears of Death
The Five Fears of Death
What is it we fear, precisely, when we fear death? The answer would seem simple, indeed utterly obvious: we fear dying! Being dead! Not existing any more! You have to ask?! —It is only when you stop to consider that those three answers are all, despite what may seem at first glance, utterly different, do you think that there might be a question here.