I had a very vivid dream about death last night and it wasn't a nice one, it was a very violent one.
Dealing with death is something which is completely avoided in our society and is just dealt with when it happens and then wiped away from our daily life.
Graveyards are always away from the city or in an isolated place, it is not around us anymore like it was in past days.
We let old people die in hospitals away from us, we don't have to fight for survival anymore and our pets are just put to sleep in a nonviolent way.
Dealing with death is something which has become very hard for us because we push it away from us like death ain't part of life.
The Past
In the past, I am speaking 500 years ago and before death was still scary but people embraced it as it was a part of everyone's life and it happened almost on a weekly basis.
People back then were famous for having hard hearts because they were not afraid of death and because it was an honorable thing for them to die in battle.
It was a virtue for Samurai and Vikings to die in battle. Vikings and people that believe in the Norse and Germanic gods believe that they go to Valhalla, Folkvangr or Hel when they die.
It was this reason why they were so scary, they knew they would live again and that they would meet the Aesir (Higher gods), the Vanir (lower gods) and their fallen friends, they wanted to die.
They didn't look away, death was around them and they faced death whenever they could and wanted.
The Modern Age
Death is so uncommon to the people in the first world that people forget how brutal and unsafe the world really is.
Imagine you walk around a corner and a horny brutal man that has a death wish waits around the corner with a dagger in his pocket.
He will hold Chloroform at your mouth or beat you unconscious, he will then rape you and murder you while recording it to sell it as a snuff movie.
Sounds fucking brutal and unreal right? It happens every day. Cats are roasted in Asia, people are still sold for cash and sex slaves are real. The Islamic State burns children alive.
War happens every day in this world, we are isolated from that, reading @therightsideofup reminds me of that again, the fight for survival changes you.
Death can be very violent and we can be very grateful to live in the west because we don't have to fight for survival anymore which makes us very weak. It is that reason why I willingly embrace hardship.
Dealing With Death in a Strong Way
To deal with death in a strong way you must remember your ancestors, your family member that died and visit them at the graveyard.
Remember that everything dies and that you will die as well, that is a part of life.
Some tattoo "Memento Mori" on their body because it means "Remember that you will die". Life is only temporary!
What I have found helpful when dealing with death is to accept the fact and to deal with the emotions immediately at an appropriate place.
Writing about it and sharing it with others helps a lot and that is a natural thing to do, the news are important because other people are affected by the death of that person as well.
Don't let death get in the way of your goals, death is the most natural thing and the people or animals that you loved wouldn't want you to give up or to stop on your way towards your goals.
They want you to succeed, they want you to make the most out of your life because it could end any second.
They want you to live your own life, to live free and not as a slave working 9-5 for someone else. They want you to live a life worth remembering, without regret.
Death is your friend because he will sometimes tell you that he has taken someone to remind you that your time runs out, he is that friend that pushes you to be better.
Thank you for reminding me to strive for greatness, mighty friend death, I will meet you soon.
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