What Makes You Afraid To Die?
By wendhieRN
@wendhieRN (754)
United States
August 21, 2008 5:32am CST
Personally, I don't know why the idea of death makes me so afraid. Often times, yeah, it is associated with doom, the end of everything! But why do we get afraid considering that we know for a fact that all born and living today will all certainly face death? Then I realize, it is not the thought of death that I really am afraid of. It is the time I need to still make things work for me, my family and friends that if death comes unexpectedly will turn out unfinished or unresolved.
3 days ago, I and my husband went to his childhood friend's wake. His friend, as young as 23 years of age who was a very pretty girl died of Lung cancer. Few weeks ago, I was still able to talk to her and even witnessed how her skinny body was deteriorating. Ironically, she never smoked her whole life but admitted she got so exposed with chain smokers. On her last days, she expressed that at any moment she'll die and told everyone to take care. I admire her faith and courage to face death that at a very young age, life has still so much for her to offer.
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12 responses
@inutme (372)
• Philippines
21 Aug 08
I don't think I'm afraid to die. It's more of me leaving things undone, words unsaid, and people around me that I need to take care of that comes to mind if I will ever pass away soon. I guess the thing that probably concerns me more, is how I will die. That's a more scary thought.
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
I'm scared to die because I haven't done my life's work yet. I don't even know my real purpose in life. It's all still so vague to me right now. I know there's more to life than what I've experienced so far. I just need more time to get things done. I want to be remembered when I die. I want to have accomplishments as well. So I'm really not ready to die right now. I think if I did then it will seem to be a waste of life.
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@trishasantos (1297)
• Philippines
21 Aug 08
Honestly speaking, I am not afraid to die. I am afraid that no one will take care of my parents. That is what I am really afraid of. Bout dying? Well I am prepared to die. I'm afraid that my parents will miss me even though sometimes I dont speak at home. I'm afraid they will be left alone when they grow old.
@pink_maven (265)
• Philippines
21 Aug 08
Honestly, I'm not afraid to die. Believe it or not, I even came to a point of asking God to take me already. Not because of any problem or failure in life but it's because of feeling the love of God too much that I want to be with Him already. My struggle now is the thought of a loved one dying. Sometimes, I think of my parents dying, or even my husband. That as of I now I couldn't take.
@shadowlurker (75)
• Philippines
21 Aug 08
for me, it's the thought of not existing. of not knowing what happens next when you die. are you simply just erased from this world? are you going to be reborn in a new body with no memories of your former life? or do you become a celestial being watching over earth? it's those sort of unanswered questions that makes the thought of dying scarier, because nobody really knows the right answer.
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@dementia88 (900)
• United States
22 Aug 08
i think for me its the fear of what i will miss, with my kids. like what if i die early and miss milestones. or weddings grandkids.
thats what really scares me. truthfully before i had kids it never worried me. now it could keep me up
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@emskoneko (805)
• United States
22 Aug 08
I admire her bravery as well.
I'm not sure what makes me scared of dying. It may be the pain I might endure, leaving my loved ones and never seeing them again, the dreams I won't be able to accomplish, earthly pleasures like making new friends or reading a book, or simply being forgotten and never having made a difference in the world, as if my existence didn't even matter.
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@pearl1003 (668)
• Philippines
21 Aug 08
i'm not afraid to die. in fact i'm ready to die anytime. it's just that my things are not in order when i leave. i want to make sure my diaries will remain unread, and i want to finish my scrapbook before i go somewhere. I cant leave my family problems when i'm gone, so i want to make sure that things are in its proper places first, like what is the pin code to my atm card, so they can get my savings... LOL... i have no problem whether i go to heaven or not coz as i've said, im ready to die which means i'm ready to go wherever i deserve to be...
@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
I'm afraid to die for that same reason. I don't want to have unfinished business and I still really want to see visit some places before I go. This is what I'm contemplating because I'm guilty about procrastinating a lot. 
Plus there's that pain you get from dying. But everyday should be treated like it's the last.
Plus there's that pain you get from dying. But everyday should be treated like it's the last. 1 person likes this
@wiseshopping1 (679)
• China
22 Aug 08
i always think, if i die, how is my lover, my family, my parents. they will be hurt lot, even they don't want to live in the world. that's what make me afraid.
@ednasgomez (160)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
Honestly, i haven't thought of being afraid to die. We will come to that point anytime in our life no matter what. We just dont know when it is, how it would be. Life is just like a snap of a finger that nobody could tell when it would be taken. What makes me afraid to die are my children. They are still young and i don't want to see myself leaving them at this age. I have still a lot of obligations to make for them, my guidance, my supervision, my love and care for them. If i have seen them having a good, well established lives i could say that i am ready to die with a smile...
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