In today’s modern society we have a certain distaste for the subject of death. There are people in society feel uncomfortable with the subject of death. The subject of death is a reality that we need to face everyday. There is nothing any of us can do aboutdeath, and there is no virtue in dwelling on it or trying to penetrate its mystery. Is it possible to prepare for death? In our day and age as we know it, there have been astounding advancements in medicine. The average life expectancy has risen. People are being educated in issues that surround a healthy life style. As a society, we are trying to increase our life span anddefeat death. While people are following strict diets and grueling exercise programs, the earth is creating new diseases, viruses, bacteria, and illnesses that cause death. Is the earth compensating for these new medical advancements by creating these deadly ailments to make life and death equal? We are all going to die; that’s not our problem. Our problem is how to live until we die. Our anxiety about death keeps us from recognizing our own true and healthy love of death. When we accept the reality and mystery of death we can begin to love death in a positive way. Far from signifying any morbid desire to die, loving death simply means accepting death as a natural part of life. We must find ways to accept death. There are many religions that have different beliefs about dying. Buddhist’s do not believe in life after death meaning heaven. Buddhist’s believe that when one dies he is reborn again and this continues until the person reaches Nirvana. Nirvana isthe supreme happiness that comes when all passion, hatred, and delusion die out and the soul is released from the necessity of further purification. In the Christian religion it is believed that there does exist life after death. The argument to supportit being that after Jesus died he rose from the dead, proving ...
