The anxiety of death isn't just about the death of the body. It is rooted deeper into the anxiety about change.
This is change happening at the microscopic scale all the way to the macroscopic scale: the death of a thought, the death of an emotion, the death of an idea, the death of an ideal, the death of a pet, the death of a person, the death of a group, the death of a startup, the death of a community, the death of a nation, the death of a civilization, the death of a star, the death of a galaxy, the death of the universe.
Real change does not happen without the death of the old.
Change is inherent. Changes happen with or without you. Resisting change makes from some incredible drama, but it doesn't have to be a struggle.
You could find longevity treatments so that your body does not die, but I think people will ultimately find the whole thing fruitless even if it works.
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The anxiety of death isn't just about the death of the body. It is rooted deeper into the anxiety about change.
This is change happening at the microscopic scale all the way to the macroscopic scale: the death of a thought, the death of an emotion, the death of an idea, the death of an ideal, the death of a pet, the death of a person, the death of a group, the death of a startup, the death of a community, the death of a nation, the death of a civilization, the death of a star, the death of a galaxy, the death of the universe.
Real change does not happen without the death of the old.
Change is inherent. Changes happen with or without you. Resisting change makes from some incredible drama, but it doesn't have to be a struggle.
You could find longevity treatments so that your body does not die, but I think people will ultimately find the whole thing fruitless even if it works.