Death to me, is simply a part of the beautiful cycle that is life. I don’t view it as some expiration date nor do I feel the need to treat each day as a countdown to the impending doom. I’m not living with regrets nor am I wishing I should be living my life differently. Sure, some days school seems like it takes up a lot of my time, but I find that to be the typical teenage feeling. If I found out that I had six months to live, I don’t believe that I would suddenly be encompassed with this sudden urge to treat people differently and have this grand new appreciation of all that is around me. I am well aware of how I treat people and I have purposely chosen to be an open person with others so that I don’t have any lingering regrets the day I find out they are no longer a part of this world. When people pass away, or they are close to it, the fear that can run through someone’s mind is if they will be able to say all that they need to say in time. I don’t have that fear. I have a tranquil mind and I don’t go around taking drastic precautions in the hopes of somehow extending my lifetime. If I was meant to die tomorrow, next week, or next year, it will happen regardless of what I choose to do. I can’t limit myself because of a fear of the unavoidable. Neither do I have to go sky diving or bungie jumping to get an adrenaline rush to prove to myself that I’m alive. I would just continue to live as I’m living, having a deep inner peace that I’ve been content up to this point and I can remain so.
To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school…it is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically. – Henry David Thoreau
Dina, I really like how honest you where in saying that you wouldn't start to live a whole new life. It's enviable that you live with the peace of mind that you are living a fulfilling life that you won't regret!
ReplyDeleteMy plan is very different from yours. I really admire your tranquility and acceptability. Yet for me, the world is still extremely attractive. I am not sure if I would be able to just keep living the same way just like you do. But your strength of mind really impresses me.
ReplyDeleteDina, I love how you live every one of your days without regrets. Most people do not live like that which I assume is why most people would panic in the face of death. I find your way of living refreshing and impressive.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that just continue on the live as usual and just like the normal life. I really like your optimistic personality and how you face this serious problem. You have a unique thinking and I this is also a meaningful thinking.
ReplyDeleteI like that you say you would continue living just as you are now. I think that it is very important to live a life that you can accept even when death is near. Living life with regret is not a good way to live and it is wonderful that you live so that you do not have regrets.
ReplyDeleteDina, I respect the fact that you are so content with your life the way it is, however the way I view it, the only real reason to be going to school and getting an education is to be able to use it in the future, and if there is no future I believe that it might be more interesting to educate yourself through experience rather than through a textbook.
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