I honestly don't know how I feel right now. After I was shot and nearly died, I went through about 2 years of struggle with what would have happened to me if I had actually died. It was a horrible time in my life....nightmares, a feeling of emptiness and the like. Now, I rarely think about it and just go on living my life.
Not at all!!! The process that will lead to death can be a scary thought, but once I am dead it truly ALL will be good with me
Wait... you were shot? I've gone through spurts. It used to worry me alot more. The worst was a nighmare I had where I was car-jacked. Shot 5 times in the chest. In the 4 or 5 seconds after the shots I got out of my car on my knees, crawled then fell. The only though that went through my mind was my wife then it all went black. Man it was a freaky real dream. Made me think about this for quite awhile.
I only worry that it will happen before my daughter is 18. That would not be good. Other than that, no. With that said, I do not want to die so I try not to do really stupid stuff like go into a tree stand without a safety harness. I was inmy neighbors "tree stand" yesterday and the safety harness was a necessity LOL.
I just started working Law Enforcement. I know that any day could be my last. But I also know that other lives are more important than mine. Is death on my mind? I don’t know how it couldn’t be. I try to put it on the back burner and think about anything else first. I am not afraid of death… This is where my faith comes in… However I am afraid of dying without a cause.
I have two fears when it comes to death. 1 being going early somehow (Say less than 50). Two, having a painful slow death. If I'm going to go, I hope it will be quick.
Death? No. The journey getting there may be a different story, however. I think I am with Bruce in that I would hate to die because I did something stupid I think it may be worse to die without doing anything significant. To quote Gus from Lonesome Dove "Aye God, Woodrow, you just don't get it do you? Its not dying I am talking about... it's living!"
My only worry is to die before I get to see my son grow up to be a man. other than that I am ready when He is ready.
Absolutely. I go back and forth on this a lot, and sometimes I'm scared, other times, a little curious as to what it may be like afterwards. I'm also very worried about leaving my wife behind...we're honestly the best of friends. We do EVERYTHING together, and I know my life would be empty without her, and her without me. Fitz, you were shot 5 times!! Dan, you were shot, too?? Man.
I was....and it changed my life. http://forums.bowhunting.com/showthread.php?552-The-day-my-life-changed-forever
Afraid??? No...not really. I've seen a lot of death and had lots of relatives and friends die. But you know... I really like it here. I'm not ready just yet. BUT, I don't want to be a vegetable or totally bed ridden with no brain either. It's coming... but I'm just not ready. If my time comes and is up I pray that it's fast and I have things in order. I consider every day after 1968 as gravy. I was talking to my son this morning. His 38 year old very close fried has been fighting cancer. He passed away last night. 38 years old.... way to young and leaves a lovely wife behind. Last year he got me tickets to a UW basketball game when I was in Seattle. Wonderful young man, gone. Nope, I'm not ready.
Certain experiences do change your life. I was mugged in England long story short shattered my jaw, broken nose, broke both cheeks and a detached retina. It sucked the surgeries to rebuild it were worse. Had a lot of nightmares, it has gotten better the nightmares are less frequent. I really want to watch my son grow up so I really want to be there for him and am worried about him not having a mentor. That would be and is my main concern.
Nightmares do seem to fade with time. I had them for years. Loving family and friends and a certain amount of Jack Daniels will help.
75 and I am out At 75 I will have been married for 50 years and by then she will had enough of me, so I'll check out!!!! I cannot wait to be an old man and not give a rats ass about anything. Not afraid to die at all.
It used to bother me some when I was younger and my boys were young. Now, I have "lived" a lot of life and my sons are old enough to make it. I am still a young man with LOTS of living to do, but I am at peace with whatever God has in store for me at this point. I had the difficult situation of telling my mother that it was time to unhook my father from life-support and let him go. Really tough thing that I hope my kids never have to go through. When I go, I hope it is quick and clean for their sake. If you live in fear of death, you really arent living, your just waiting.
Glad you made it out... I am just wondering "How" you were changed if you don't mind sharing more. Few people get a second go of this life. I had a tree that I was sitting in shot once . Heard the shot, felt the tree shake and saw the splintered hole about a foot or two above me. Started yelling like crazy and thankfully that was the only shot. Man, that was scary and I never did figure out where it came from. Part of the reason I bowhunt almost exclusively now.
Fitz had a nightmare about being shot. I had a crazy dream the other night too. On my way in to a public restroom...a guy was walking out and asked me how I felt about dying tonight as he pulled a gun from his waist. He walked out and I went behind the urinal divider. Next thing I know...he comes back in and gun shots are being fired. I turn around and watch him shoot three people. He didn't see me and I went for his gun. Then I woke up. Don't know how I'd react in real life and I don't wanna find out. I've been thinking about carrying my pistol a lot more now. Its a crazy world. I think a lot people say they are not afraid of dying until they're faced with the possibility of death. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
