Most people ignore the seriousness of our temporary human existence.. They may boast that it means nothing but when they are facing the actual reality of the end of their own personal lives then all that empty former boasting comes to nothing..
For assured Christians death is just a transition between one form of existence to another form of existence .. A far better one.. But even assured Christians will be concerned with the way that they might die.. No one wants to face great pain and suffering which sometimes can happen when we die.. Christians can also worry about their childrenwr and other loved ones who might be dependant or need them in this life.. So assured Christians while not fearing death it'self can suffer from worry over the way of death and that they are leaving their loved ones behind..
Yep, people not worry to die when they think it's not happen soon. When he know it will soon happen, they start to worry.
I read Hindu news paper, there is a young man die, they friend say good bay, see you in the next life.
They think his friend will reincarnate to be a better man.
A good Christian not afraid to die, because he or she know where to go.
A good Hindu not afraid to die because they think they will born as a better human.
Our believe system determines our attitudes, but some people are not afraid to die.
About 10 years a go I meet a man in the church. He was not regular church goer. He had cancer, and the doctor told him, he only have a week.
I ask him, are you afraid? He said no. Some people not afraid to die because they do not like to life anymore.
The older we are, we start think about die, few week ago, in one of the elder in my church 83th birthday, pastor asked him. What you want to say ? He say, life is short. 83 years seem short for him.
The pastor have a 20 years old daughter, he say, if you asked my 20 years old daughter, she think life is forever.
Yes life is short, die is scary for most people.