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Dec 27 2010 09:01am
I'm scared of both :[

how to accept it?
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Dec 27 2010 09:31am
its a part of life, everyone has to go through it.
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Dec 27 2010 10:19am
Go out with a teenager, party all the time and have botox/plastic surgery
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Dec 27 2010 10:20am
Honestly, you've already taken the first step. You have to acknowledge it before you can stop being scared of it - you'd be shocked how many people never acknowledge that fear and thus let it rule them subconsciously.

I guess the biggest thing that did it for me was to understand how many good things there are about death and aging. Aging brings with it wisdom, if you're willing to put in the effort it takes to derive that wisdom, so that's pretty cool. It also gives you more chances to just plain not give a fuck about nothin, which is always a fun sensation.

As far as death - well, the planet would fucking suck without death. Humans would have overpopulated the planet long ago, or else they would have decided to stop fucking and breeding, and you wouldn't be around. Plus, you think it's bad having to deal with old people who are set in their ways now? Imagine if you had to convince some ancient Egyptian that iPods aren't really Set's method of devouring your soul through your eyes. That'd be pretty fucked up.

Basically, you have to make peace with it. Look death in the eye (metaphorically speaking, of course) and tell it that you know it's going to get you eventually, but that you're going to have a damned fine time doing what you can to avoid the bastard.
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Dec 27 2010 12:47pm
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Dec 27 2010 05:43pm
Quote (AiNedeSpelCzech @ Dec 27 2010 11:20am)
Honestly, you've already taken the first step.  You have to acknowledge it before you can stop being scared of it - you'd be shocked how many people never acknowledge that fear and thus let it rule them subconsciously. 

I guess the biggest thing that did it for me was to understand how many good things there are about death and aging.  Aging brings with it wisdom, if you're willing to put in the effort it takes to derive that wisdom, so that's pretty cool.  It also gives you more chances to just plain not give a fuck about nothin, which is always a fun sensation.

As far as death - well, the planet would fucking suck without death.  Humans would have overpopulated the planet long ago, or else they would have decided to stop fucking and breeding, and you wouldn't be around.  Plus, you think it's bad having to deal with old people who are set in their ways now?  Imagine if you had to convince some ancient Egyptian that iPods aren't really Set's method of devouring your soul through your eyes.  That'd be pretty fucked up. 

Basically, you have to make peace with it.  Look death in the eye (metaphorically speaking, of course) and tell it that you know it's going to get you eventually, but that you're going to have a damned fine time doing what you can to avoid the bastard.


Well said, although I believe humans have already overpopulated Earth, unfortunately.
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Dec 27 2010 05:48pm
Quote (Kain @ Dec 27 2010 06:43pm)
Well said, although I believe humans have already overpopulated Earth, unfortunately.

not yet. 10 billion is overpopulated.
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Dec 27 2010 05:53pm
im in the same kinda thing

i feel like i cant accept the idea because im still quite young and there is so much i just have not done.

I think that maybe when i get older i will be able to come to terms with it. but for now the fear of it keeps me in check and tells me that i need to live my life and have fun!

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Dec 27 2010 06:04pm
Quote (juliusjuice @ Dec 27 2010 06:48pm)
not yet. 10 billion is overpopulated.


*Shrugs* There's too much poverty, disease, starvation and war for me to think that we aren't already overpopulating the planet. You know?
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Dec 27 2010 06:18pm
the view of death being scary is kind of weird to me. when someone dies i like to have a big party in their honor. when i die i want all my friends to have a party in my honor.
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