The Finish Line
Yesterday I received shocking news. One of my classmates when I was in high school died. It was a sudden death. That person posted on MyDay that they were going to a place to have fun. Unfortunately, they got into an accident that caused his death. Death is something we cannot stop. Life throws you a lot of problems, but one thing is for sure—we're all going to die. It's just not the same time and day, but we will. This week I feel my anxiety rising, my heart beating fast, and my hands being cold. I don't know, maybe because of the coffee I drank. I feel overwhelmed in both my school and personal lives. There's pressure and disappointment I feel for myself. Setting expectations to myself and end up I didn't get it. It's sad really. Some days are just sad and exhausting. Even if you really try harder, sometimes you can't receive the things that you want, maybe because this is not the time for you to receive them. When problems were external, the noises in my head grew louder. There are plans and dreams we might not reach because we never know; death is like a snap.
Death makes our successes and failures unimportant. It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor. It doesn't matter if you're attractive or not. It doesn't matter what your age is. Your embarrassing moment doesn't matter. The shame, disappointments, and problems don't matter. We see death as something bad. When we search for "death" in Google, all the results are about a man who carried an axe and wore black clothes and a hood. It is indeed a sad thing because someone is like, "gone forever." The memories we created with people that are important to us. The things we say and create will have a big impact on people, even if they're not close to us. The things we do, such as showing kindness to someone, will have an imprint on other people's lives. When we think about death, it's scary, but at the same time, it's comforting. Scary because the good things don't matter anymore. Comforting because the bad things don't matter anymore. Plato explains that the soul is immortal and will remain (in a spiritual sense) after the physical destruction of the body. He explains that the fear of death is only natural to humans, but death should be viewed as the achievement of life.
I believe we have two parts to ourselves: the soul and the physical body. Once we die, the physical body only dies, but the soul remains. The soul will travel to certain destinations. The finish line is death, but that doesn't mean it's already over. It's only the beginning of something we don't know yet. Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unfulfilled life. Make the most of your days because we never know when, where, or how. Death is unpredictable.
©jansal
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