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Originally Posted by ottantaventi  would your reaction be the same if the person involved would be your kids ? |
If everyone I know gets wiped out in a blink, I'll adapt. This possibility makes life interesting. I wouldn't actually want it any other way.
My maternal grandparents passed away a few years ago, and I communicate with them more often now than I did while they were here physically. Hardly a tragedy when we can still keep in touch. Physical death certainly transforms relationships, but it needn't end them... unless you never answer the astral phone, that is.
I understand that my beliefs may be unusual in Western society, but this whole fear of death thing is quite unnecessary. Everyone you know, including you, IS going to die. If you need to come to grips with that, why not do it now? Why not resolve your feelings about it instead of waiting until someone actually dies? If your reaction to someone's death would send your life into a tailspin, consider that perhaps your beliefs are the problem, not the Grim Reaper.
If you had as much astral traffic going through your house each day as Erin and I do, you'd probably feel much more comfortable with dead people, including the death of people close to you. As far as I can tell, most people seem to like it on the other side, although overall they're just as confused about reality as we are.
I think fearing the death of someone close to you is a scarcity-based way to think, rooted in the fear that without certain specific relationships, you'll no longer be loved or have someone to love. Fall in love with everyone though, and you need never fear being alone. Real love doesn't involve attachment.