Death

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Death is perhaps the master of all Fear, while it is the one sure constant in our lives, it is the Uncertainty of it that drives us mad. We wish for stability, for eternal youth so we often deny that life is change, that death is unavoidable and that our lives won't be like this forever.

This is also perhaps the most debated topic in philosophy. In general, the Stoicism tried to combat death through Acceptance of it. Seeing is as a part of nature, a part of life Life as Flow. Also, because we will never encounter death, because to experience something requires consciousness, which is exactly what we will not have, makes the concept of death less scary, because we are either alive, or have already encountered it and feel nothing. Both "us" and death can't exist in the same time.

Others have treated death as a process. Those who do nothing in their lives, who waste their time and give up on transcendence are either de-facto dead or in the process of dying.

Death is also perhaps the great motivator. It is a constant reminder of the Fleetingness and Scarcity of time, so we have to put it to good use. unfortunately, it can cause us to lose hope because what's the point in doing things if everything and everyone will surely die someday absurdity of existence

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