fearing death is often fear of meaninglessness

May 28, 2010 · Filed Under From Pain to Pleasure

For some people it is not so much that the moment of death is daunting . Their real agony is born of the realization that “at some point all that we are is as if it never was and we are helpless to change that. More than that is knowing the same is true for those we love and worse yet for those died suddenly or tragically. “

Is it possible that the fact that we come from nothingness and then disappear into nothingness makes them feel that this life is meaningless? Some of my clients used to gripe with this issue.

During the coaching we realize that are the only persons that can give meaning to our lives by living it to the fullest. “Vivamus dum vivimus” is an old Epicurean advice. It means something like”let’s live our lives to the fullest as long as we are alive”. If we taste the pleasure of contributing something to the happiness of our children, spouses, friends or community we can feel that our life is not meaningless.

For some people it is not so much the moment of death that is daunting . Their agony is born of the realization that “at some point all that we are is as if it never was and we are helpless to change that. More than that is knowing the same is true for those we love and worse yet for those died suddenly or tragically. “

Is it possible that the fact that we come from nothingness and then disappear into nothingness makes them feel that this life is meaningless? Some of my clients used to gripe with this issue.

During the coaching session they realize that we are the only persons that can give meaning to our lives by living it to the fullest. “Vivamus dum vivimus” is an old Epicurean advice. It means something like “let’s live our lives to the fullest as long as we are alive”.

If we taste the pleasure of contributing something to the happiness of our children, spouses, friends or community we can feel that our life is not meaningless.

Tags: death, life