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The short answer is no. But if I were to die today, I wouldn’t be afraid. I’d be angry.
In my mid 50’s I’ve just started living my best life after decades of being pushed around and doing what I thought I “should” do to be happy and make everyone else happy. So I want to enjoy this. And I also have a young son and I want to make sure I get to see him grow up and be able to impart a little wisdom to him before I go.
That being said, death doesn’t scare me. My body is aging, slowing down, getting more high-maintenance and I can see a point in the future where I’m going to get sick of it and want out of it. I think that’s natural and right. A death at the end of a full, well-lived life is not tragic. It’s beautiful and good. Death is tragic when it comes too soon and deprives you of realizing your full potential.
I am currently realizing my full potential and having fun for once. I’d like to bask in this for a little while longer if that’s okay with the universe.