From "The Book of Questions" by Gregory Stock, PH.D
Q #50
If you could choose the manner of your death, what would it be?
Bonus Q's: Why is it so tempting to have death catch us in our sleep? How do your feelings about death influence the way you lead your life?
6 comments:
To die of old age without any disease or harmful physical or mental ailment befailing me. To be with my wife and family and friends when I go.
I think it is tempting to have death catch us in our sleep because we view it as a quiet way to go, with less impact to our loved ones.
The only way that my feelings about death influence the way I live my life is that I have always feared dying violently, so I have always been a cautious, vigilent person.
I want to fall over dead just after saying goodbye to all my loved one who remain among the living. Dieing in your sleep is a peaceful way to go, as you are dreaming one second and gone to your final reward the next.
I do not worry about my death - it is inevitable, so why worry?
I would want to be awake and aware of death but I don't want pain, or suffering. I am way more afraid of pain than I am of death.
I agree that people do have the notion that to die while sleep would be ideal. I think it has more to do with fear of pain or fear of the transition..or maybe the fear of a conscious transition.
I want to go quickly. Very Quickly. Old age, but not so old that I have lost all of my physical abilities. I think the reason people want to go in their sleep is the fear of death and the acknowledgment that it is a part of life. Q: Why do we fear death? I'm much more afraid of living to be honest!
Reminds me of the old joke: "I want to die like my grandfather did, in his sleep. Not screaming like the passengers in his car."
If I could choose it would be peacefully in my sleep---cause old age. Celebrate my life don't mourn a life well lived and loved.
I would hope never to be a burden to my husband and family.
No, I don't worry about my death, we've got everything in order, our Family Trust and Wills.
bree
It's not my choice. I'll go when I've reached fullness in this life. I can think of thousands of scenarios that are attractive, but I want the event to happen when I least expect it. In my sleep? I think the attraction is that we don't feel the fear that is natural.
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