"In life, we've got friends, girlfriends, clothes, nature, art, pets, music, movies, the night, books, cigarettes, video games, food, cars, alcohol, jewelry... All the things a girl needs to be happy."
"And in death? In death, we get nothing. Nothing at all. If that doesn't put the fear of god into you, then I don't know what will. Obviously, I'd rather believe in the hard truth than in some invisible bearded man who sits in a cloud rewarding the just and punishing the wicked, but that doesn't mean that the truth doesn't scare the shit out of me."
As an atheist, this is what Betty believes the after-life is: Nothing. She doesn't care about the unfairness of the most vicious murdering rapist sharing the same fate as the nicest person on earth, nor does she care that all her fears will vanish as soon as she's dead. All Betty cares about is that when her lights finally go out, all the amazing things she's lived for, will be no more. Nothingness might not affect the dead, but it can be one hell of a scary thought for the living.
I know that when i die...
ReplyDeleteDr. Theda dies with me... that truly saddens us....
My health issues continue to worsen... apparently I will be sleeping with oxygen soon ....
So be thankful for each day of "good health" that you wake up to...
all we can do is make the most of what we got left :(
ReplyDeletemost people believe that existence goes on beyond death. i'm sure it's a comforting thought.
some people will realize that nothing is indeed permanent in this world and with that we must always make the best and should always leave impressive acceptable outcome. we may not be present physically but our good deeds will never be forgotten.
ReplyDelete.." the good a man does is often buried with his bones, While his Evil lives long after him..."
ReplyDeletejust saying...
carpe diem! (before death) ;o)
ReplyDeleteZen - maybe that notion of leaving behind good deeds will help her feel less scared.
ReplyDeleteDr. Theda - what we remember of others is a reflection of ourselves. kind people will remember the good in those departed and not the whatever mistakes they might have made.
Octapolis - exactly and carpe diem every day until it comes.
It might be a scary thought, but like she says, it's better than believing in nonsense.
ReplyDeleteit's not nonsense for everybody. i think that only after 'we go', do we really find out the truth.
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ReplyDeleteI didn't mean any disrespect. I just think that science is a more reliable source of what the afterlife might be like.
ReplyDeletei know you didn't and i tend to agree with you, but i still think there's really know way of being sure until the very end.
ReplyDeleteI´m an atheist, too. I believe in science and myself. I don´t think there´s a heaven or a hell. But nothingness after death can be sweet, though. Taking a break from the worries of the living... Now I sound like a goth lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Octapolis: Carpe Diem.
ReplyDeleteAnd only worry about your life, not about after the life...!
Kat - i also believe in science, but i'm an agnostic. i don't know the answers and i really don't think we can know them.
ReplyDeletehehehe that is pretty gothy.
Nuki - yeah, that is a good way of thinking. not everyone thinks like that, though.
it's not easy facing our own mortality, but that's actually a very peaceful perspective.
ReplyDeleteNow I am thinking of Kat and her lovely painting of the flowers growing out of a heart, and a cross stitch she had at her blog too:
ReplyDelete"From my rotting body,
flowers shall grow and
I am in them and
that is eternity."
Edvard Munch
i would prefer a more conscious kind of eternity, but we deal with what we got.
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