I have no doubt that some people think so. And I cannot fault them for feeling that way, though I do not believe it truly is.
When I died, I felt relief, but not because I was dying. I felt relief because of what it meant -- that mankind would find its way without me, needing me no longer. Perhaps it was not relief, but instead, satisfaction. One can welcome death, when one is satisfied with one's life. That was the custom of my people, who met with no natural end from age. Upon achieving their purpose, they returned to the star.
Death comes for everyone in turn -- for life cannot exist without death. It, then, falls to you to decide what your life means. Why you move forward, knowing each step takes you closer to the inevitable end. What your purpose is, when your ultimate fate is already decided. Why, being born, are you destined to die? Why, given life, are you fated to suffer?
Only you can answer that for yourself. But to surrender, to welcome death as an end to a miserable life, is to surrender on everything else that can be as well. In weakness, you find strength. In pain, you find joy. And in deepest despair... light, everlasting.
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Date: 2024-06-02 05:11 pm (UTC)When I died, I felt relief, but not because I was dying. I felt relief because of what it meant -- that mankind would find its way without me, needing me no longer. Perhaps it was not relief, but instead, satisfaction. One can welcome death, when one is satisfied with one's life. That was the custom of my people, who met with no natural end from age. Upon achieving their purpose, they returned to the star.
Death comes for everyone in turn -- for life cannot exist without death. It, then, falls to you to decide what your life means. Why you move forward, knowing each step takes you closer to the inevitable end. What your purpose is, when your ultimate fate is already decided. Why, being born, are you destined to die? Why, given life, are you fated to suffer?
Only you can answer that for yourself. But to surrender, to welcome death as an end to a miserable life, is to surrender on everything else that can be as well. In weakness, you find strength. In pain, you find joy. And in deepest despair... light, everlasting.