Even the greatest warrior, the strongest athlete, the most robust individual is powerless before death. Our strength flees from us. Our energy evaporates. Our zeal dissipates. When death comes for us, it is futile to resist.
For some people, this truth produces great terror. They spend most of their life dreading the inevitable. Others live in denial, behaving as if the day of their demise will never come. But it will.
On the other hand, acceptance of our inevitable end can be freeing. We know what is coming. Despite advances in science and medicine, humanity has failed to achieve immortality. But knowing what awaits us in the future ought to stimulate us to live today well. Knowing we can’t live forever ought to stimulate us to complete our tasks expeditiously. Do you have a healthy view of death?