Fearing Life

"Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life." ~Brecht

Something I have noticed more intensely over the past few years is how so many people are unwilling to entertain the possibility of their own death. We all die though. The mortality rate for life really is 100%. No amount of money or medical advancement is going to change that fact.
In light of this fact, why are so many people afraid of death? Death is a part of life. I believe in life after death although I am aware that not everyone does. Maybe that is why some people fear death so much, because that is the end of the story.

The reality is that death is not what is very frightening. What is frightening is that life might not be what you wanted it to be. Everyone always has the dreams in their lives that they were waiting to for the right day to make come true. The reality is that each and every day is chance to make your dreams come true.

In the community I live in, there are always deaths and passings. There are also always celebrations of what the life has taught and contributed to all those around them. It is the most interesting thing that the people who most touch the lives of those around them are not the millionaires in the world. They are simply people who live and interact with the world in a different way than many of us do. Because of the different ways that they interact with the world, they are able to contribute to the world around them and make those around them see themselves differently. The most important lesson that I have learned from those I live with is to never fear life.

Many of the core members in the community do not have the same concept of the future and planning for the future that much of the world does. They live every day to the fullest potential and it is so hard to not do the same when you are with them. There is always great joy in moments, as well as great sorrow. There is no comparison of what is better and what is worse. There is simply the moment that you are in. That makes for a more than adequate life. It makes for an incredible one.