Culturally Preparing for Death

It is understood that all roles on planet Earth are only temporary. Whether it is in Eastern or Western culture, we do not prepare for death while still alive because it something we do not want to discuss and we know we cannot give a quick fix to it or change it. Death is approaching us as we grow older. (Excluding heart attacks or accidental death where death occurs instantaneously.) It is always there in our mind, in our shadows, regardless of our beliefs about what happens after death. Even in the present millennium, we still discuss death less willingly and perhaps we still have a kind of fearful feeling when we meet our final count-down.

Fear of death comes from the unknown, unless we have a near-death experience, as that could possibly calm us and clear away the fear of death. If we have an experience of dying here, then we will be willing to die over and over again, because there is nothing to fear–as each breath ceases, then a new breath is coming in. It is a cycle of birth, old age, illness and death. When one’s dead, a new life comes about almost instantaneously. But, while we are still alive, we fear death as it is a mystery: nevertheless we do not like talking about it in a way parallel to discussions about ill-health. We avoid talking about it and view it as abhorrent or bad luck. It is a natural process that no one can deny or avoid, yet we all exist in the same way, whence we come and depart.

Perhaps in the 21st century we will learn that there is no illusion of the fear of death rather by letting it go into the space of emptiness and returning to where we come from in the void, the purity, as the Universe is our home. Then we know there is nothing to be afraid of and begin to relax and believe...

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...reathe in mindfulness, compassion and kindness and breathe out contentment, joy and blissfulness, stirred into the air and transcended into the invisible black space of the Universe with your positive emotions and vibrations: you connect with the collective consciousness’s soul of resonating people and benefit them. You enjoy the present moment and never look back to the departed past and you live happily and die happily. Life is precious and we should enjoy every single moment of our time and try not to miss one moment: when that moment is gone we cannot get it back. When you look into your life, you should always give and let go of everything without reserve, that is really giving. You live a full life with nothing left that needs to be done, then, when the time you need to go comes, you will die a happy man on Earth. You go with a smile on your face.