Ever think about your own mortality, or when you might die?

aw c'mon at least you dont have to be bashed around by some canadians on a computer because of every step you make pap. You have it so easy here.

 

You only have to remember one thing Vik........it is only the internet mate. Dont let this bashing get you down.
I dont know what else to say to you mate. You will be fine. Keep your chin up mate.

 

Actually I don't mind my death too much. It may suck at the beginning, but I'll get used to it eventually.

Oh wait, I actually died too!!! Long story short, I ended up in the ER for a dislocated shoulder, had an allergy to a med, and ended in cardiorespiratory arrest. At the time I remember feeling very serene but disapointed in a "that's it? I'm gonna die like this? No fireballs and strippers? this sucks!" kind of way. In hindsight, I am more disapointed with myself in not putting up a fight ... but the docs took care of that little bit. ah!

I'm more worried on how I get there actually ... let's face it, I love stupid sports that can get me in a wheelchair or worse, and I really don't want to have someone wipe my butt until I'm 90!
There again I also met a guy, in his 50s, successful and everything. Fell down the stairs, became physically handicapped. His brain was working 100%, as he loved good music, literature and history) but he could barely talk or walk around, let alone cooking or going out. Most depressing feeling ever. I went twice with my mom (a nurse, took care of him at the time) ... never again, couldn't make it, felt way too bad and unfair for him. I was out there doing all sorts of crazy stuff ... and he gets hurt severely down some stupid stairs.

I'd like my last words to be "It was good".

I seriously am far more terrified by the death of my friends or family than my own.

 

This thread is freekin depressing.

I read a Gene Simmons book called Sex Money Kiss, and one thing he did say about death was that everybody should live as much as they can. Do you want to go to your casket wondering what ifs, if onlys, etc. or do you want to say
"I did it all. Thank you and good night."

We should all be so fortunate.

OK, I'm out of this thread, I'm 15 and its depressing me.

 

Great post Bounty. You expressed most of my thoughts, except I've been thinking about this stuff alot more the past year or so - I'm 21 now. When you can put your life into perspective and get a tangible feel for the end, you realise just how much more precious it is, and act accordingly. I feel more motivated, energised, passionate, my mind is more open, I'm more willing to try new things, less hesitant, I want to experience as much as life on this world has to offer. No regrets, no missed opportunities.

"Your life is lived in but a fleeting glimpse of time - make the most of it."

 

Hey BO - lighten up!
Throw down some statins, some Toprol, pick an excercise you can tolerate maybe even enjoy, and drive that friggin TR!
Look - I understand what you are talking about, BELIEVE ME! Try telling a some parents their teenager is dead from a car wreck... (could have been me, you, anyone!)
I have loads of insurance. I die, my wife and kids are gonna be fine. You are much more likely to be shot or killed in a car wreck than die from a medical issue over the next 10 years.
Silly but true - I was "going thru the motions" of trying to re-animate a dead guy early last spring. He had fallen several floors at a construction site. Maybe in his 50's, did not appear terribly healthy, or terribly unhealthy. But, there he is, dead. Got up for work one morning, like he probably had 1000's of times, now dead. This little story spurred me to by the Audi TT coupe I had been looking at for about a year. I kept pissing and moaning about it, then decided $27K was not much to pay for a fun daily driver I can use all winter after seeing that. I wondered if he was laying there, shortly before going wherever he went to, thinking about the things he should have done. Buying an Audi surely was not one of them, but it may be for me. Selfish, yes, but that is me. Possesions are really not important, but for some, provide a lot of enjoyment. For others, it is friends, family, donating time / $$$, whatever.
So, think about what you really want to do / accomplish, and start heading in that direction. WAY TOO MANY people look back with regret. I try not to regret, just learn.
You have a very nice wife, you have been sucessful. Start moving in the direction you want to go so you are not laying there, looking up as your vision dims, thinking, damn, I should have....

 

I think about it every day.

1. I spend every penny I make
2. I do not put off for tommorrow for anything I can do today
3. I am a hedonist and a glutton

The bottom line.....it aint a dress rehearsal, you only get one shot at life, live it to the fullest.......