Opus 2013-175: Fear of Death

I was again listening to Alistair Begg.  He was talking about death.  He called it “The last big taboo.”   I have heard that before but it struck me because of conversations I have had recently with students.  When I don’t seem to get too upset over the topic and talk about it freely they freak out.  Understand, I am officially old.  They can’t understand why the concept doesn’t worry me. 

They ask “Do you want to die?”  The answer is, “No, I don’t want to but I am ready.”  And it occurs to me that one of the reasons I don’t think I will die is because I still have something to give to them.  How often people retire and die because they feel they have nothing left to give.  I believe that one of the statistics that have come out of recent research is that people who attend church regularly tend to live longer and be happier than the general population.  That would be because a significant portion of that group actually believe what their church teaches and it gives them a purpose in life. 

I have also been asked if I was afraid to die.  I said, “No.”  They asked why.  I simply said I am a follower of Jesus so it is not something I worry about.  They said, “Oh, you’re a Christian.”  I pled guilty, they made deprecating noises and we went on with the class. 

They knew the solution I believed in and blew it off.  No wonder they are afraid of death.

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