Cpoing With Life and Death

Despite his mental challenges philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche believed it is illogical to fear death and not birth (life). He recognized the fear or uncertainty of not knowing what type of life a person can be born into is equally frightening as death itself.

People generally do not think or talk about death because death is associated with negative emotions. Death can appear to be a villain that steals and destroy lives in the blink of an eye. Unexpected death strikes harder because in most cases it is a result of a tragic event. Tragic death can leave survivors of lost love ones mentally cripple from anger and/or grief.

Explanation of life and death tends to touch on topics of the unknown and the unseen. I believe there are two main questions associated with life and death; the where and the why. In life people may wonder where did we come from and why are we here? In death people may wonder where are we going and why we are gone? Answering these questions can be a matter of how far down the rabbit hole are you willing to go. The fact of the matter is the process of life and death occur whether or not we understand or know the where and the why.

I believe awareness of life and death is the key. I think if we are aware that life or the life of our love ones can be gone within a slit second, we would cherish everyday day as though it was our last.  Being aware that there are forces of life and death that are beyond our control allows us to cherish the moments that we are able to control. In other words, love life, love self, and love people every day as if it were our last.

Try not to take the simple things in life for granted; for example, waking up every morning is a simple moment to cherish. However, life situations and circumstances distort our realities making it difficult to see beyond whatever is negatively impacting our lives.  It is important to mentally note that negativity and positivity are connected like sides of a coin; they are both present at the same time. It is up to us to choose which side we want to focus on.

In most if not all instances we do not know what life has in store for us or how life events will unfold. Most people never get over the death of a love one, especially in unexpected cases. They are left to face the challenging emotions associated with death, and finding ways to move forward with their lives. There is no one way that works for everyone, but there is one common factor and that is time. As the saying goes “time heals all wound.”  So take time to grieve, then take time to love those that are still here, and if you lost the only person that you love, then take time to reinvent yourself and create new love.