In fact, there are few people in the world who think about death. Most of these thoughts are frightening and depressing. And they definitely do not bring joy. However, the problem cannot be solved by endless displacement from consciousness. Sooner or later, each person is forced to understand for himself how to relate to death.
Instructions
Step 1
In the practice of psychotherapists, the question is very common: "If you knew how long you are allotted to live, how much would your life change after that?" Sometimes it is formulated differently, more harshly: “Imagine that you have a few days left to live. What would you do in the allotted time? " At first glance, such questions are surprising. And an unprepared person may even be shocked. However, they relate to those questions for which there are no correct answers. More precisely, every answer to such a question is correct and has the right to exist. But more often than not, the first influence that he makes on a person who thinks about how to relate to death is an enlightening effect after sufficiently deep and serious reflection.
Step 2
The second effect of such a question is that a person begins to think about the meaning of life. Someone analyzes the meaning of individual existence, someone immediately thinks globally, reflecting on the fate of the entire human race. It is not surprising that the question of the meaning of life is so closely related to the question of how to relate to death. All people are looking for this meaning. Some psychotherapists even believe that this search is in itself the meaning of life. We can say that the answer to the question of how to relate to death becomes obvious immediately after determining the meaning of life.
Step 3
On the other hand, having determined the meaning of life (and, thereby, having established certain boundaries of the worldview for himself), a person immediately understands what role is assigned to him. And the question of how to relate to death ceases to be essential. Moreover, the range of opinions on this matter and their impact on the future life of every person reflecting on this difficult topic is striking. Someone, due to some domestic reasons, comes to the understanding that people - although, indeed, the crown of evolution, but just intelligent animals. And this determines the further behavior of such a person and the level of his reflection. Others, on the contrary, realize that the entire existing world is not an island lost somewhere in the ocean, but a part of the great Universe, in which everything is interconnected, where its own laws operate, there are deep principles of existence, and all affairs have their consequences. Therefore, it is not surprising that such people begin to relate to death and life accordingly.
