After writing about death for a few days, I
came across a good article on the topic today, called Don’t Be Afraid of
Dying, by Byram Karasu.
The central idea is that death is not our
most formidable enemy, but fear of it is. According to the writer, people who
fear death are those who have not been living a good life. They are the ones
whose souls are deprived of spiritual illumination. For them, their life is a
journey to meaningless oblivion. These people, the writer says, “die in life”.
On the other hand, if we know how to make
life meaningful, we can also make our death meaningful. If we are covetous of
life, if we experience its moments and live thoroughly to its end, we will sail
into the mystery of the journey of death with the feeling of coming home and
having a spiritual reunion.
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