Are you afraid of dying?

to most people would be yes. here's a famous quote.

Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
Peter Tosh

 

Wow, thankful that you are still here and that he helped call an ambulance for you. Amazing story. You are proof of the miracle of medicine! Cheers to you! (water, not energy drinks!)

 

I do want to grow old and enjoy life, but if I had to die young, I would hope to be riding my atv or motorcycle. Two of my most favorite things in the whole wide world to do, and I would be happy as ever when I went.

 

I will keep you in my prayers! I wish you the best.

 

X 1,000,000!

 

If I died right now and faced some kind of judgemental squidfaced sky-wizard, I'd go for his balls.

I've managed to somehow make it through almost 38 years. I was voted "most likely to be dead or in prison by 25" in high school.

I've seen things few other people have. I've cheated death more times already than I'd care to admit (I've been hit by lightning TWICE. Shot once. Stabbed three times. Hit by a '78 Chevy. I could go on. You get the idea.)

I've ALREADY got a lifetime of living under my belt, and at this point I've long since used up my 'nine lives'. Everything going forward is gravy.

Hell, I'm not even going to get into the 'afterlife' angle, as religion and I don't get along real well.

But every person that has ever lived is dead. And every person living will die. I ain't so special to think it ain't gonna get me one day.

I'll go with my head held high and two middle fingers up.

 

Do I want to die? hell no..Do I live my life like I'm going to die tomorrow? Hell no either. I really need to step up my game.

 

This might sound silly, but reading your post reminded me of the movie "Lawless" and the brothers.

By the way, I bet you got some stories to tell!!!

 

My stories are mostly a bit dated (statute of limitations in various states) but very, very colorful.

I'm sorry though that I've never seen that movie, so I can't comment on that part!

My mom told me that both my sister and I were *oopsies*, and since then I always thought to myself, "I wasn't supposed to be, but I am. We're over the rainbow here people, lets see what goofy shit we can get away with!"

 

From my experience of being in a dirtbike crash which put me into a coma, I am not afraid of death due to the fact that the last thing I remember is riding, and then nothing. No pain, just gone.

 

k

 

afraid to die, but at the same time... would hate to live forever

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRV4d9LCawU

Chris damn near bought the farm here, lol. sorry, but this macabre thread needed a little lightenin' up

 

Right on. I have seen death when I was a volunteer firefighter. The toughest deaths were the ones that suffered and hurt before they died. I had a tough time with those.

 

Good responses here. I can agree with most of them. I'm afraid of being paralyzed or a vegetable. I don't have enough self control or patience for that stuff and if it was me it wouldn't work out well.

 

I remember when I was young and stupid

 

I am of the opinion, at 37, that one becomes 'dry behind the ears' if you're LUCKY in your mid 20s. Most don't until their 30s. A surprisingly large minority never does.

 

I'm 19

I am young and stupid.

But not THAT stupid, anymore, thankfully.

Too many close calls