Death and Life

We are made like this. We are made to fear.

This is the day of the apocalypse - 21/12/2012.

If tomorrow you wake up and I am not with you, do not cry for me. My death is not a loss and you will gain nothing from crying. Rather, think of all the good memories I have left behind. Think of all the struggles I surmounted, of all the tears I have shed. Think of all the smiles and laughter and of all the people I came to know. Their is nothing to gain from crying a lost soul. I find that rather selfish, for what are you crying for, except for your own loss of not having the benefit of living with that person anymore? I hope I was not a burden in your life, but if I was then my apologies. If I made you happy, then there is no sense in crying to the lack of that happiness that I will not be able to provide. For if I die, I will not suffer but I don't want you to suffer still. To you, who shall cry, I do not owe you anything to cry for.

We are made like this. We are made to die. Be it tomorrow or today, or in fifty years, our end in inevitable. However, it is the journey we take to the end that defines us. I find it rather beautiful to not believe in heaven or hell, because that makes our only life more precious. We have to live in this reality; a miracle of nature - the chance we have been given to live is beyond any other thought of an afterlife. We are very lucky indeed, to even exist in the first place, so whatever actions we take, must be in respect to this slight possibility which has befallen us.

It is in our nature to look for the end of days, be it our own or for the human race. We humans are like this, we care for each other, and we fear our own death and the death of those close to us. The notion of losing someone is harsher then the realization of being with someone. The very basic habits of life are most often neglected. A smile, a handshake, a hug. These are the little things that have value far greater then the fear of death. When we realize this, our lives will be more complete, and death will be insignificant.

So if tomorrow I shall die, do not cry me. Be thankful I have been in your life, for the good or the worse, as I have been thankful in my own.