by Abby Merin

Created on: June 26, 2008

Death: To be afraid or not to be, That is the Question!

Death. Just writing this word scares me. The thought of this word scares most people. I ask myself, why are we scared of dying? Is it the fact that we aren't going to be here anymore or the fact that we don't know what happens to us after we die? I think it's a combination of both aspects, yet I think that anything of the unknown scares us the most. When you think about it most of us are always scared of the unexpected. We don't know what it will feel like to have a baby so we won't have one because were scared of the pain we will feel. We don't know if we are smart enough to make it through college so we don't go. We don't know what the future holds for us, so we don't try at anything in life. Oh yes, the unknown is scary and makes us apprehensive, yet when you think about it, how can we be scared of what we don't know? How can I be scared of dying if I've never died before? There are really no proven facts as to what happens when you die. There may be theories and hypothesis but there has been no proof, no clear picture that has shown us what exactly happens. But we do hear what they "think" happens. When you die, your life is over. When you die, it's as if you're just sleeping forever. When you die, your gone and never coming back. There are a plethora of myths and theories about death and any of these I just mentioned could really make you afraid of death. I decided to write this piece because the other day I had an epiphany that captivated my feelings and thoughts about life in a whole new perspective. I was talking with my step dad about having to write a will so that if something happens to me, my family will know what I wanted done with my life, whether it be money, personal items, and most importantly myself (whether I wanted to be buried or cremated).

As we were talking about this situation, he mentioned that if I wanted my body parts to be donated to those who may need a heart, lung, liver or etc then that would have to be on the will. I had this talk with someone a while back about after you die you can decide to be an organ donor and back then my answer was NO NO NO. There is no way I was going to be cut into pieces and given to someone. I wanted my body to be buried and that was that. I wanted Abby to still be there, in a coffin, buried underneath the ground, untouched by anyone. Yet, the other day when my step dad was talking about this with me, my first thought was yes I would definitely

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