Is death the end of life?

In a foreign novel "Everyone is Mortal", the protagonist in the book, Raymond Fosca, accidentally obtained an elixir and obtained an immortal body. After that, he just did whatever he wanted, knowing that he wouldn't die anyway. But also because of his immortality, he lost his relatives, friends, and love. Over time, he became tired of this kind of life and felt very lonely. So, he wanted to die again, but he couldn't. The final ending was quite miserable: he walked alone in the desert, looking for a dead end.

Isn’t it? If you know that you can survive, you can do whatever you want. People who like to smoke can smoke as hard as they can, drinkers can drink without restraint, and those who are dissolute can indulge in alcohol and sex as much as they want, and they don’t have to think about progress. You can be confused, you can not cherish it, you can be decadent, you can...if there is no death, everything will no longer be important, ideals and pursuits, love and marriage, happiness and pain, joy and sorrow, glory and shame, etc., because In infinite life, they can be repeated and come back.

The grass will wither, the flowers will fade, and every life has its end. However, if the flowers wither, they will bloom again; if the grass withers, they will bloom again. And our beloved relatives have passed away, but they can never come back. The dead are long gone, and the living are often grieved. As flesh and blood, we cannot help but express our grief. This is also human nature. However, if we understand that human aging is as natural as the rising and setting of the sun and the ebb and flow of the tide, if we understand that life and death are natural laws and irresistible destiny, perhaps we will be more open-minded and adopt a positive and optimistic attitude. attitude towards death.

Heidegger said: Man must live toward death. Because everyone's destined ending is inevitable death, so people must face the end of death in order to live. Only by understanding death can we understand life; only by understanding the limitations of life can we treat death correctly. This philosophy of "living toward death" can be regarded as living with an objective and realistic mentality of thorough enlightenment. This is the Western view of life and death.

Zhuang Zhou regarded floating life as a dream and believed that life is like a dream. He freely regarded death as a dream. He could also "turn into a butterfly" and completely turn the horrible death into a bright and beautiful thing. "Life is not enough to be happy, and death is not enough to be sad." After awakening, you will realize this great dream! Such a thought and such a mind are truly beyond the reach of all people throughout the ages! Even after the death of his wife, Zhuangzi could still sing.

"Life must lead to death, and early death is not dictated by destiny." "What is the purpose of death? The body is supported by the same mountain." Tao Yuanming was also open-minded. The corpse was entrusted to nature, returned to nature, and turned into a pile of loess at the foot of the mountain. No one, no matter the dignitaries or the common people, could do anything about this fate.

"I am sad for the brief moment of my life, and envious of the endless Yangtze River." Life is short, and the years are fleeting. It is precisely because we are about to die that we always feel the pressure of the end of life in such a long period of time, and that is why we cherish every moment, everything, and everything in life because of the death. Because we know that death is standing at the end of the road looking at us with complicated eyes, it forces us to pursue more and make more efforts to make this fleeting time more meaningful and valuable. Because life has an end, we will cherish everything we have and be kind to everything, making our life full of hopes and dreams, love and hate, smiles and tears.

Only when the road has an end, will you have the determination and courage to finish it; and I think no one, no matter how strong or courageous, dares to try a road that never has an end. Even if you try, if there is no end point, walking will lose its meaning.

It is death that makes everything about us meaningful and precious.

So, death is precious!

In the end, Fosca finally understood: Immortality is the greatest punishment from God, and this punishment will never end.

Another joke came to mind. It is said that in ancient times there was a person named Wang Yuanmei. One time he went to a banquet, and one of the guests boasted that he was the best at telling fortunes, so everyone else rushed to ask this person to tell their fortunes. Wang Yuanmei was annoyed by what he heard and said coldly: "If you want to tell fortunes, I can do it, and I can do it right away. It doesn't have to be as troublesome as him." Everyone scrambled to ask him to tell fortunes. Wang Yuanmei pointed at everyone and said: "I have determined that everyone here will die in the future.

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It seems that everyone is going to die. This is God’s original arrangement and the most reasonable arrangement.