I Am Not Afraid to Die
I used to fear death. Not the dying part, but the ceasing to exist. I finally realized that, as I have no idea what, if anything, comes next, I should just enjoy [i]this [/i] life as much as possible.
So what if our memories die with us? If we've lived a happy life, then we are doing the best we can, for ourselves. If we are happy, then we will affect the people who know us, in a positive way, and our legacy, when we die, will be their memories of the happiness we shared with them.
Even when nobody is left to remember us, the joy we shared will be living in the heart of someone who got the benefit of that from someone whose life we enriched while we lived.
So what if our memories die with us? If we've lived a happy life, then we are doing the best we can, for ourselves. If we are happy, then we will affect the people who know us, in a positive way, and our legacy, when we die, will be their memories of the happiness we shared with them.
Even when nobody is left to remember us, the joy we shared will be living in the heart of someone who got the benefit of that from someone whose life we enriched while we lived.
