Head for a better world

‘Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living organisms. It refers both to a specific event and to a condition, the true nature of which it has for millennia been a central concern of the world's religious traditions and philosophers to penetrate; in particular, the possibility or otherwise of what is known as life after death.’

The subject that troubles most people the most is death. They’re aware of its inevitability though they won't make any significant effort to put it off: someone dies from a tobacco-related disease every 8 seconds ,in the USA 35% are overweight and hundreds of thousands die in unjustified wars all over the globe every year.

One would think they were religious and therefore weren’t afraid of dying because they believed in the afterlife, but they are not!
Statistics show 16% are non-religious and most of the other eighty four per cent aren’t sure whether they believe in the afterlife! Why are we so insensate about our own lives? Simply because death isn’t a scenario most people dare thinking about and dismiss as an unlikely event to come.

Such a conclusion raises the question:
Would you want to know when your time comes? :



-If you would, you must be a rather courageous and self-sacrificing person. Knowing is a very hazardous option because there is a chance you’ll become obsessed about self-realization and fulfilment (see more here). Knowledge is better known as power therefore knowing when your time is coming is likely to be an asset! If, for some reason, you know when you might die here are some truly hard but altruistic advice which will spare your friends and family a lot of suffering and grieving: start some harsh discussions letting them know all of their worst characteristics, which will momentarily lessen their pain when you die and if you are willing to, donate all your money to charity. Moreover, have a chat with all the people you couldn’t criticize because you feared the consequences.



-Would you not want to know, don’t be alarmed, that way you can live a happy life, not knowing what your deadline is! Most people, when there is a chance they suffer from an untreatable degenerative disease, they’d rather not know! Although they have the disadvantage of not knowing when to ‘set things straight’, they can live one hundred per cent carefree!