Quora : What is the most awesome way to die
"And then he [Ignotus Peverell] greeted Death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, as equals, they departed this life."—Tale of the Three Brothers, The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Well there can be nothing awesome in death, can there? Because satisified as much as you might be, living more is always better right. But what can be awesome is if you do not give Death the satisfaction that It has stopped you short. What is awesome is if you die smiling, feeling the pain, relishing in the glory of the past battles, the conquered difficulties lying behind you, saluting you! Everyone thought these obstacles to be unconquerable, They WERE unconquerable, created to be so and yet you lie in death's lap, laughing at how little those people knew.
I would pick two deaths from history that come close to this level of awesomeness. They don't come more inspiring than these.
First is of Abhimanyu, Son of Arjun from the battle of Mahabharat
A 16 year old, dying in an epic battle towering well above the giants who butchered him. He might have been pierced by over a 1000 arrows and yet I can only imagine the joy he might have felt as he lay on the battlefield facing death, smiling at these so called stalwarts, who had to join together to beat this 'boy'. Everyone had said, "Only Arjun can penetrate the Chakravyuh" "You just cannot fight the likes of Karna, Dronachary & Duryodhan" and yet there lay this "boy" having famously slaughtered 1 Akshauhini of an army, defeated each of the above mentioned stellar warriors separately and then proceeded to mock them as he faced their arrows with just the wheel of his chariot. [A single Akshauhini consisted of 21,870 chariots, 21,870 elephants; 65,610 cavalry and 109,350 infantry - Akshauhini]
Expectations can be sky high when you are the son of Arjun, but to not only exceed those expectations but rather have a day in the 18 day epic war dedicated to you, you can definitely afford to smile at death even if you are bidding adieu to this world after just 16 years.
The other death which is as epic if not more, is that of Spartacus, The Roman "Slave" leader, Third Servile War
The rebellion threatened the Roman Senate. Now while the Romans had their fare share of enemies, The last set of people they would have had a reason to be afraid from were their own slaves right? Well as history has shown, Spartacus and his rag tag band of fierce gladiators not only managed to break free of their masters, but also exponentially grew their numbers from 70 to 70,000. While it is difficult just hiding these large bunch of people from their masters who are actively pursuing them, being able to lead this group into a fighting force capable of defeating two Roman praetors and capturing cities is outrightly awesome.
I have never felt this way before, I really treasure my life, but sometime while watching Spartacus, the TV show, I began to feel that it does not even matter now if any of these men even die. I mean, they were just slaves, and look at how they rose to become Gods. Staring at death everyday in the face for 2 full years, and yet being able to move something as mighty as Rome, Death becomes just another event.
The most awesome way to die would be to die fighting for an idea I initiated. With the power to effect and change generations. Killed by the same forces this idea goes against. Killed after I have made the idea effective. Killed after the seed has matured into a tree. Because then I shall die knowing that the only part of me they can kill is this body, something very insignificant.
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