Reply #4: I don't fear my own death...

[jackelope72]

except in the sense that my dying would leave my mother and little brother to fend for themselves, which would be a hardship.

I do fear the deaths of others, especially those close to me who I love dearly, and especially my little brother, who is only 9 years old and still has lots of livin' to do.

I don't know what's beyond this world, or if one even leaves this world when one's body dies. I myself have a very strong suspicion that before I was born into this body, I was killed in action in VietNam. I personally will savor the adventure when it happens, but the thought of someone I love being someWhere without me knowing Where they are just frightens me.

My grandmother died about a year and a half ago, but I didn't really look on it as a sorrowful death, because she was in such physical pain and was so far gone with dementia that she wasn't even herself anymore. Plus, she was mean and evil, but that's a whole nuther story.