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What young people don't understand about death is that when it comes, you'll be ready for it, one way or the other.
Elderfag here, born 1965. Seen a lot of people die at this point in life. None of them have been sorry to see it come.
I'll start with my grandparents, who died in their mid-90's after a long happy life. They were more than ready to go, both of them told me that it was a combination of two things that left them looking forward to death at the end.
1. The daily aches and pains that come with being 90+ years old equates to pretty much constant suffering buffered by occasional moments of pleasure.
2. Generally being over life on Planet Earth. This part I understand. I'm only in my mid-50's but I already realize that there's not much joy left for me in life. You get tired of things - TV for example, music, movies, being "entertained" in general. You get tired of people, develop an attitude that everyone is essentially the same self-interested asshole. You get bored. I bore easily now. When I was younger I couldn't get enough of just...getting out there and cutting loose. Now look at me - sitting around in a hotel room talking to a bunch of kids on 4chan.
Then there are those I've known who have passed due to illness. They've always presented that passing was not going to be a problem, and it was always because the illness that was killing them carried a lot of pain with it. They felt fine with dying because the pain would be over - cancer particularly.
Also I've known one guy who killed himself. I guess that's self-explanatory, he was READY.
So you'll all learn that there's nothing to fear. Of course it's normal to fear being cut down in your prime. But if it happens, it will be quick, you won't have time to dwell on the implications of eternal blackness or whatever your perception is of what happens when we shuffle off this mortal coil.
