Death is the only certainty in life along with taxes. Magick can't even cheat that nor does it grant eternal life. Its a part of life. As far as the spiritual belief goes yes reincarnation does happen but in my belief at the end of a soul' s concept and all lessons are learn it eventually dies as well. Again that is my belief. So death is inevitable either way. Furthermore spiritual views vary with this topic and does play apart of death as well into life and understanding the cycle.
I see life as having many "possible" deaths, and one "definite" death. You can prevent the "possible" deaths but the "definite" death is impossible to completely allude. If you attempt to allude the time of your end, and succeed, death will continue to knock in varied ways until it wins. So you can only postpone it, but it will eventually win. I've seen this many times and the more that you somehow escape it, the more difficult it is to escape the next. Usually it starts off with a simple, kind death, something like an injury or illness, then it ends in a car crash or other "accident" that is unavoidable. If you avoid the first, second, or third, it is time to do what you need done (do what you would otherwise regret not doing) and then just accept it.
My uncle encounter 3 possible deaths, that he avoided in one year's time, until he was finally hit by a train (before every rail/street intersection was forced to have warning lights) and he died instantly. He knew what was happening, and he spoke to his loved ones and let them know he loved them before death finally won.
My husband's grandfather was brutally attacked and nearly died, but didn't. He feared death, but he didn't take the opportunity to do those things. Months later, his brain hemorrhaged and every organ in his body began to fail one by one, until he died slow and painfully. His will to live was so strong, that the doctor said he had never seen someone last so long, with the body shutting down as it was, once the respirator was removed. He lasted nearly an hour.
I could keep going with examples. Ones magickly, medically, and luckily avoided, until finally death overcame.
Death should not be feared. It should be accepted once it has shown itself, especially if it has given you a second chance, you should take it to do what you would otherwise regret not doing. Sometimes in doing so, death gives you a little more of an extension. But it will eventually win. We aren't meant to live forever and honestly, I wouldn't want to.
My grandmother fought two health problems and had 3 heart attacks, and survived it all. She took that "borrowed time" to enjoy her family and life, and died peacefully in her sleep with her newspaper on her lap. She was a strong and wise woman who accepted that her time was near, and I think death looked kindly on her. I couldn't have wished for a better way for her to pass on. She is my role model.
After death comes paradise for the faithful and good-hearted. When I die, I meet my true love to boot! So when, the time comes, Ill gladly accept my death.
You will know new the time has come and when she comes you let you body rest and when it start walk the road alone and you meet her and call you, you hug her like a friend of old you feel her sweet arms and soft breath and you welcome her and then you walk together the lonely road to rest like friend...
that is the greatest form of cheat death in my opinion why fear what is certain?
We are eternal spiritually speaking. But by means we cannot cheat death forever, we can perhaps use magic to push death away but it will come eventually whether in 1 year or 100 years death will reach a person. We are human and we all must die, no matter how powerful we are at magic. We all die, it is just human and the cycle of nature.
destiny and fate determines when you will die. you never "cheat" death only some people perceive it as so. don't trust your perceptions, they are just a mask. anyway, cheating death or living forever is impossible. how horrible would the world be, and really think about it, if even a single person was allowed to live forever. we all must die and only if you accept it can you overcome the fear of his cold embrace.
Thanks, Yog. You've got me worrying again. >.< To think that you would learn all of those lessons simply to die sounds somewhat unfair. What are you really working towards? If anything... Why exist at all if you cannot continue on?
Cheating death would mean dying and coming back,mostly the person would be brought back by the help of another through a defibrillator or CPR.I mean once your dead your body is useless.
Dodging death would mean you somehow know the outcome of an action that would take place causing you demise and your able to prevent it.
Eventually our bodies will give up on us because the cells in our bodies will be worn out from multiplying which is why we get old,cells are copy of cells which means they aren't really new(original).
Unless they can find a way to create a "potion" that will enhance the power of cells that multiply causing a longer life.
