Reply #39: Yes.

[Jimmy Bob]

Beautifully put, PsychoDad.

Where is the sting of death when we understand this? - PsychoDad

"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" 1 Corinthians 15:55

While no one should want to die sooner than necessary, death is not to be feared. And, as you suggest, whatever suffering may occur in the finite years we live on this planet is infinitessimal compared to the eternity that awaits.

I am not afraid of death. However, I do not want to end up on my deathbed wishing that I had lived a more virtuous life. Even after this life, I would not want to have to regret wasting my time on Earth, or worse yet, causing unnecessary suffering.

As another poster stated above, some 4 million people die every day. If it were not so, the earth would be overpopulated very quickly, with catastrophic results. Death is literally essential to life on Earth. But no such limitations apply to our life as spirits. The bodies that we inhabit wear out, get crushed, burned, drowned, broken, etc. But we are more than just bodies.