Death - A Pleasant Experience?

[VictorianLady]

I have several times told my wife (and she does not understand) that I do not fear death. I fear dying. The result can be anticipated with joy, but the transition is full of uncertainty.

I liken it to the various surgeries I have had (thyroid removal, artery catherization, heart bypass, bladder removal. There was pain, sometimes considerable with each of these. Pain is often temporary though I am well aware that some experience pain everyday.

Each time I was put under, I contemplated not waking up and that held little fear. But I also several times knew that my life was changing and I would never physically be what I was, but each of these things also provided considerable if not eternal health benefits.

Yes, it's like having children. No woman likes the pain, but it's the child after the pain that makes it worth it. Dying and being born are both painful situations and scary transitions. It must be terrifying for the unborn child to go from warm safe cosy place to a cold, dry, open place with lots of unknown sights, sounds, bright lights and smells etc. Then hands grabbing all over him to measure him and bathe him etc when he doesn't understand any of it.