woywoy 0 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 It is definitely a sensitive and not very talked about topic. What have other people experienced and felt? Link to post Share on other sites
runningu 0 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I hate to even think about it, even though I know perhaps I should. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 "Dying is a very dull, dreary affair. And my advice to you is to have nothing whatever to do with it." W. Somerset Maugham. My grandfather had a couple of small wooden plaques in his living room, incl one that said "there is no use worrying, you wont get out of this life alive" I generally dont think about death because it will inexorably come in its own good time. A pertinent question is, When your number is up, will you be able to face it like a man with your head held high, proud of your contributions to life, society and your family? Link to post Share on other sites
Weegeoff 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 You are a long time dead. So I think you should enjoy your life to the full.Trying not to upset anybody.and smile ,Because there is some body some where having a bloody hard time. " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> Link to post Share on other sites
proudtobegay 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I often think about it and discuss it, especially since a loved one very close to me died unexpectedly. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I don't really think about it too often because when your time is up, your time is up. You aren't going to be able to escape. Just take it as it comes and enjoy life. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Author Share Posted September 3, 2003 I was talking more about how the death of close relatives or friends affects people in different ways and just makes you feel really empty inside. I get a big knot in my throat and everything else starts to pale in significance. Is that how others have felt after losing someone close? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I have been lucky to enough to not lose anyone incredibly close to me. My great aunt recently died from lung cancer and that was pretty hard. I didn't know her all that well and maybe saw her once or twice a year. That was hard enough and I'm not looking forward to losing someone in my immediate family or close friends and significant others. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 3, 2003 Share Posted September 3, 2003 I hope when my time comes it isn't with a ticking bomb fastened to my neck with a metal ring... Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 That was terrible. Just aweful stuff. Did you see the footage of the actual metal ring that they used. Not a pretty looking device. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 that really was a nasty event. The poor guy. Imagine living 40 odd years of your life just to get picked out of the crowd and have a bomb put around your neck and then be ignored by the police. Suddenly BOOM! It is all over. Many other needless deaths can be substituted for this scenario, however this one really got me thinking. Imagine! You wake at 8am up for another day being Joe Nobody. By 3pm you have a bomb around your neck that was placed by complete strangers and you are about to blow up. My mind simply can't equate the transition of states between 8am and 3pm. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 I think you can safely say that the person responsible is a dangerous sadist and needs to be apprehended. (I'm also wondering if the police should carry some useful tools like bolt cutters in their cars as well as shotguns.) Dying a fearful death is certainly not the way to go if you can avoid it. I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Police should definately carry tools if they don't already. db i struggled to wrap my head around it all as well. He would have woken up just as if it was a normal day, totally oblivious to what was going to happen. Just scary. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Scary story Link to post Share on other sites
kobet 0 Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 My family dog back home died this last weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts