[Gallen]

The reason that drives me to leave a "legacy" of sorts behind

"Hey don't forget me, I was here, insignificant as I was"

GW

[tealeaf]

yup! i love writing songs, but according to my parents my first song was at thee years old with the lyrics

and then my mummy died
and then my daddy died
and then my daniel died
and then the doggy died
and ohhhh ohhh i cried

they have never let me forgett this

[Introspiritual]

I was quite sick during much of the first few years of my life. Maybe that skews things a bit, but I have never had a really serious fear of death. And 99% of that fear evaporated after a mystical experience I had in my early 20s.

The only concern about death I have now is : "Will I get everything done that I need to before then?" Most days it seems like yes, some days it seems like no...

[Gnothi Seauton]

Some of you may not believe me in this but I've gotten glimpses of what it was before I was born. They're not actually thoughts and images of what lies on the other side but more of reminders that life is just a journey. I would be taking a walk and then I would see myself outside of my body and through a meta-analysis mind state, of course, those only last a matter of nano-seconds.

[pamdora]

I think the worst think about death is that I would no longer be myself anymore, and then would no longer have any frame of reference. You lose all continuity. I'm actually not scared of it at all though, which is strange. That definitely wasn't always true.

I'm probably more morbid than other people, but I don't really know... It's not really something that's tasteful to bring it up in casual conversation.

I hope no one finds it distasteful if I now share that my mother died on April 16th, 2010.


Are we all INFJ on here in this thread per se?

[LookingGlass]

I believe one can know DEFINITELY what happens after death. The way to know is through knowing thy self. Does a self survive, what will happen to "I" when the body ceases its functions and returns to nature. I believe that before one dies, they should know exactly where they are going. This shows they have acquired something, developed something in themselves that gave them the capacity to connect to a state of being, by which gave them this privilege of knowing. To know, definitely, where one is going, is to have been there. I believe this is what divides a philosopher whom only has rhetoric from a Genuine Master. A philosopher doesn't know where they are going. They only have ideas but not results from practice with said ideas, as the philosophy had yet to be lived, or they would have their proof through their efforts. A master knows where he is going though, for he has been there through his own efforts and lives from there already. His death is merely illusion.

These are my ideas.

[teknoarcanist]

I think it all comes down to that 'crushing sense of destiny'. INFJ's are very self-critical, ie, if we are wasting a moment of our time, we know it. The solution (we figure) is to not waste time; to make your every action count; to figure what you're 'supposed to do' and DO IT! QUICK! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Get out of your parents' house before your 20, and wind up a desperate loser!

Get that book published before you're 30, and lose your creativity!

Fall in love before you're 40, and die alone!

Finish that masterpiece before you're 50 and--OH GOD WHAT IS MY MASTERPIECE I DON'T KNOW MY LIFE IS A MEANINGLESS BLUR

The INFJ sense of urgency and mortality go hand in hand. I think, collectively, we just need to calm the fuck down and 'be here now'. Daily meditation helps.

[anapuna]

I believe one can know DEFINITELY what happens after death. The way to know is through knowing thy self. Does a self survive, what will happen to "I" when the body ceases its functions and returns to nature. I believe that before one dies, they should know exactly where they are going. This shows they have acquired something, developed something in themselves that gave them the capacity to connect to a state of being, by which gave them this privilege of knowing. To know, definitely, where one is going, is to have been there. I believe this is what divides a philosopher whom only has rhetoric from a Genuine Master. A philosopher doesn't know where they are going. They only have ideas but not results from practice with said ideas, as the philosophy had yet to be lived, or they would have their proof through their efforts. A master knows where he is going though, for he has been there through his own efforts and lives from there already. His death is merely illusion.

These are my ideas.

i am curious, if a priest dies and ends up in pure nothing, oblivion. in the last milisecond of existance does he go "where is the gate? or angel? or tunnel light? oh f**k me. come on that's bull."

[saturnbug]

I'm not an INFJ, but I'm a close relative. I think about it a lot, to the point where I'm very much okay with death. I go to bed every night and try to say to myself "If I don't wake up, It's gonna be okay." Of course this doesn't stunt my ambition to live and thrive with each day that I have been gifted with.

[saturnbug]

i am curious, if a priest dies and ends up in pure nothing, oblivion. in the last milisecond of existance does he go "where is the gate? or angel? or tunnel light? oh f**k me. come on that's bull."

I doubt he does, if he's really as faithful as he says. I find it funny when religious fanatics fear death, when they have this beautiful prospect of the afterlife waiting for them! Come on guys, it's paradise, aren't you excited?
But if they really are faithful, maybe they're better off that way. What's the harm in ignorance?