R.I.P.

I'm not afraid of death. There are a number of reasons, I'm sure. I haven't experienced the loss of somebody who is very close to me (though I love my grandparents, we've always been physically very far apart). I don't fear the unexpected, be that foolish or wise. Maybe because it's because I'm still in my 20s and I'm still invincible. Maybe it's because I know where I'm going, and I trust in a life after death, and I hope for future glory. Maybe it's because of Disney, and the circle of life is ingrained in me.

For whatever reason, I accept death as a necessary and natural part of life.

I think death is probably more special than birth. New life is pretty awesome, creating a living, feeling, (hopefully) thinking being from a tiny egg and sperm. But how many people actually remember what it feels like to be born? Even though being born is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, you don't remember it. Death, on the other hand, is also a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But most people are able to fully experience it, whether it's a peaceful or violent death. And each person experiences it differently, I think. Being born kind of just happens to you, and you have yet to develop your senses or understand anything. Growing and living, though, brings so much more meaning to death. You get to experience death against the narrative of your life, against everything you've ever felt, everything you've ever known.

It's pretty cool.

I wonder how I'll go.