Is it really the end?

Have you ever tried explaining death to a child? I mean when you really think about it, what does it mean when someone dies? When someone dies it means that they are never coming back, right? It means that we will never see or talk to that person again. Death is a time in someone’s life when they are no longer physically present. Death, the only thing that is certain in life, no one can escape it, no one is safe from it, it is what marks the end of your life, but, is it really the end? In my opinion, no.

Life after death.

Even a child is able to feel the absence of a person after they die, but at the same time they are also still able to feel their presence, how? Through remembering, remembering who that person was to them, remembering how that person made them feel, remembering how that person treated them, through the impact they made on them when they were alive. Even though you are not physically present, you are able to live on, you live on through how you lived your life, you live on through the legacy you leave behind, you live on through the memories that are preserved within your family, friends, and loved ones, through the people’s hearts you touch, you live on through the selfless actions you carry out, yes death is permanent (usually), but that doesn’t mean who you were, or who a person was, has to die with them.

Why wait?

Death can also serve as a reminder, a reminder that life is very precious, a reminder that we should never take our lives for granted, yes life isn’t easy sometimes, yes life can be unpredictable and overwhelming at times, but why not make it that bit more meaningful, that bit more memorable, for yourself, and for the important people who are a part of your life right now? What if you never saw your loved ones again? Or you never spoke to them again? What if they had died suddenly, without any warning? Think about it, we shouldn’t have to wait for something terrible to happen before we start to really appreciate the people in our lives.

How would you like to continue living after you die?

Life isn’t about death, death is just a part of life, however, knowing that we are going to die should be a form of incentive, it should be one of the main driving forces that pushes us to make the most out of life, it should be the reason behind our desire to try and make our lives all the more meaningful, it should be why we choose to live life to the fullest.

So, what is death? Death is the beginning of the life you leave behind.