Tag: implications of fear of death

  • The Fear … the Fear…

    The Fear … the Fear…

    Fear, like pain, is often a good thing. It’s normal to be afraid of dangerous creatures, such as funnel web spiders. It’s only when fear is out of proportion, and gets in the way of life and living, that it becomes a negative emotion. Some people are afraid of all insects, and all spiders. Even…

  • Are you afraid of Death?

    When I was sixteen, a boyfriend said during one of our many debates on the existence or not of God: “What if we decided not to believe, and woke up one day to realise we were wrong all along. We’d feel a goon. Maybe we should hedge our bets just in case.” I tried to…