{"id":1003,"date":"2021-04-19T16:41:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T11:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opiniown.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2021-04-28T12:01:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T06:31:29","slug":"death-inevitable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opiniown.com\/death-inevitable\/","title":{"rendered":"Death: Inevitable yet Least Reflected"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an essay of self-reflection and spiritual analysis, Abhishek Sareen discusses how we perceive death, how that affects the way we live our lives and what could be done differently.<\/em><\/p>\n

I have been planning to read books on death, however it\u2019s better to dwell on one\u2019s own thoughts before I make someone else\u2019s thoughts my own. We dread death because we think we may not have achieved or experienced enough. No matter what all we get in life, there will always be something that we would wish we’d done more or differently.<\/p>\n

\"tyler-durden-quotes-this-is-your-life-and-it's-ending\"<\/p>\n

We are in a generation where ideas like \u201cone life\u201d and YOLO (You only live once) are being propagated. These ideas preach that we should be experiencing life as much as possible. These concepts are being propagated more by marketers so that we consume more materialistic experiences. In a way it\u2019s very easy to sell this concept, as we believe death is the end, and we better consume as much as possible.<\/p>\n

\"tyler-durden-quotes-shit-we-dont-need\"<\/p>\n

Hinduism and Buddhism preach the concept of rebirth. We know this, but very few of us believe in it. According to Buddhism, a human life should not be treated as a book, but just as page in a book. Hinduism says your life\u2019s Karma is carried forward to your next birth.<\/p>\n

What they are truly preaching is you don\u2019t need to consume and how to experience everything in one life. There\u2019s always a next one. We don\u2019t need to be desperate or sad if you have not done anything noteworthy. It\u2019s okay to be average or below average.<\/p>\n

\"god<\/p>\n

Death is Inevitable: But is it Everlasting?<\/h2>\n

Death is something that will eventually come to us. It may come tomorrow, in the next hour or it may stretch till our nineties. We often hear quotes like, \u201cLive life like it\u2019s the first day of rest of your life\u201d, or \u201cYour time is limited, so don\u2019t waste it living someone else\u2019s life\u201d. However, such ideas just make one feel insecure that they haven\u2019t done or experienced enough in life. How can one feel content or happy if such ideas are being preached?<\/p>\n

Death is inevitable, but all living beings have an inner desire to live forever. All our actions are intended towards it, and that\u2019s the reason we chase glory, have kids, try become famous or at least imprint our ideas in other people\u2019s memories so that we can live in their thoughts, which is the next best thing to being immortal. This idea of achieving immortality is so deeply embedded within our subconscious that all our actions are governed by it.<\/p>\n

Yes, death also brings about separation with your loved ones, but somehow we don\u2019t appreciate this fact when they are close to us. Only when we realize we closer to our end, do we realize their importance. The point I am trying to make is that one needs to be conscious that death will eventually come to us, but we should not be desperate about the limited time we have in our hands. It would be easier if we could visualize that our end is inevitable and what we have experienced so far has been just a small phase of it. It\u2019s up to us to feel whether the experience was good, bad, or satisfactory.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s highly information overloaded society, we seek social affirmation to rate our life experience, and this is the cause of consumerism. So one needs to be their own judge. Tell yourself, \u201cIt\u2019s my life, and it\u2019s just a small blip, and I will be back again on this stage in a new costume.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"inspirational<\/p>\n

Hell and Heaven<\/h2>\n

The concept of going to hell or heaven after death is one of the most propagated ideas in most popular religions in the world. Some go there early, some go in their mid-life and some late. It\u2019s our deeds and god’s judgment that decide who goes where. That\u2019s the only way of keeping the social fabric of our society in check.<\/p>\n

Death is inevitable, one needs to embrace it with open arms. However, it\u2019s easier said than done. If we would have been so casual about death, we wouldn\u2019t have thrived on this planet like we do.<\/p>\n

The closest that I have felt to death was when I did a bungee jump. That eight second free fall was the scariest moment of my life, but it made me consciously reflect that my life will end one day, so better start accepting the fact.<\/p>\n

\"bungee<\/p>\n

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