Do you think about your mortality?

This is unedited, but I felt like sharing.

Today is beautiful,
Tomorrow will be better
I plan for the future
with you here by my side.

I don't know when
I can still hear the band
If I have to go
will you still hold my hand?

will you keep me close
chase away the blues?
Tell me there is a tomorrow
And I still get to choose?

Will there be Miracles
will there be Angels
will I still love you
When my life untangles?

Will you remember
my life accomplishments
will you forget
my many indiscretions?

Will you visit my grave
and shed me a tear
Will you tell your grandchild
When last I stood here?

Maybe now its time
that I said my goodbyes
I'm not ready to go
can death pass me by?

For today is beautiful
And tomorrow will be better
I planned for the future
A future for you.
 
Frankly, I don't care what happens to my body. I'll be too busy being dead.
 
Up until I was about 20, I was terrified of death and dying. Now, I'm not so much scared of death as the "dying" part. ;) The thing that I worry about most is being old, unable to care for myself, and alone at the end. That part is truly worrisome.

As of now (I'm in my early 40s,) I'm trying to put together my Power of Attorney, Prime Directive (what to do with me when I'm dead or on life support,) and my will. It's an expensive process, and there is a lot to think about, especially since I don't have children, and I DO have pets, who I'd rather not see go to the shelter if something happens to me. (Yes, you can now write wills and set up trusts for the care of your pets.) There is also the issue of purchasing long term care insurance. I don't know that I'm financially ready yet, but it is something I'd like to do.

Hopefully, like Audiodef said, we will have each other for a very long time, and this won't be an issue, but I believe in preparing for the worst case scenario.

As for the metaphysical side of it, I am not afraid any more. I just don't want a long, painful, drawn out ending, if you know what I mean.

As for my parents, I do think about their mortality, and it is upsetting, but it is reality. My parents seem to have things pretty well in order, and I am just enjoying them while we are together here on Earth.

Cheetah, that was a beautiful poem!

Jen M.
 
I don't want people staring at my dead body at a funeral home. The idea freaks me out. My immediate family can see me dead (without the make up, please). Only them. Then, I'll be cremated. My spirit will already be flying.

Cheetah, it's not that death as a topic is taboo. It's that expressing emotions about the death is taboo. I can't say how I feel about the prospect of losing people and my own death. My family doesn't deal well with emotions.
 
I admit, my views on death (and dying) have been constantly evolving these last two months. I think SallyLou makes an interesting point. I am a very emotional person (yes a person next to me crying will make me cry too). But as a guy I've been taught not to show emotions. Guess that's another life lesson I failed to learn!
 
Cheetah said:
I admit, my views on death (and dying) have been constantly evolving these last two months. I think SallyLou makes an interesting point. I am a very emotional person (yes a person next to me crying will make me cry too). But as a guy I've been taught not to show emotions. Guess that's another life lesson I failed to learn!
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It's okay to cry. I will admit that I even shed a few tears during a movie at times. For instance, Hachiko: A Dog's Story.
 
It's also okay not to want to cry in front of other people. I don't like to cry in front of other people. I prefer privacy. It's ok to cry in front of people if you need to cry.
 
^^
Even when the person is still alive, it's creepy to make jewelry out of hair. Here's some dead hair to wear while we're apart. That's weird to me.
 
errr... hair is dead anyway... but yeah, not a fan of wearing someone else hair to remember them.
 
Banjo said:
Not as morbid as people taking pictures of posing corpses.
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:shock: You make a good point... If I donate my body to science (after I die of course), I would stipulate that I not ever be put on public display... ever.
 
Cheetah said:
:shock: You make a good point... If I donate my body to science (after I die of course), I would stipulate that I not ever be put on public display... ever.
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Back in the ol' days, it was a tradition for some to have a family portrait of people after having passed away.
 
Banjo said:
Back in the ol' days, it was a tradition for some to have a family portrait of people after having passed away.
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That, I would be ok with. Because the family would make it respectful. I might be all for reviving that tradition. :hmm:
 
Cheetah said:
That, I would be ok with. Because the family would make it respectful. I might be all for reviving that tradition. :hmm:
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I suppose so, although I always have preferred pictures of the living. However, in a lot of pictures, the dead looks peaceful as if they are in a deep sleep.
 
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