ImNotMyIllness
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^Stop after 2 days of research when they have the position of the wreck? Sounds sloppy to me as well... but who knows their reasons :idontknow:
The Coastguard said they modelled the likelihood of survival based on temperature etc etc and that 20 hours was the max and that they had searched for over 50 hours. Their main reason to not keep on searching would be the $$$ sadly, people survive longer that expected often with emergencies, so it would be worth the chance of saving a life
It would be so much easier if I could believe in an afterlife. At least then, whatever there actually turns out to be after, the transition would be less agonizing. I'm sometimes afraid to go to sleep due to the one in a billion chance that I might not wake up the next morning. It's extremely depressing..
I've been thinking about death an awful lot lately, and it's making me extremely uncomfortable. I'm not of religious persuasion, and therefore don't believe in an afterlife in a direct sense.
But sometimes I really wish I did, because whenever I think about ceasing to exists in an odd seventy years or so, I get this stomach turning feeling that almost makes me throw up. I used to think about it maybe once or twice a year, but in the last month I've been thinking about it at least three times a week.
It would be so much easier if I could believe in an afterlife. At least then, whatever there actually turns out to be after, the transition would be less agonizing. I'm sometimes afraid to go to sleep due to the one in a billion chance that I might not wake up the next morning. It's extremely depressing..
I know the feeling and I can remember the horror of realising that its possible that we simply cease to exist when we die. I'm still uncomfortable about the idea of death, but I've formed a alternative belief of what may happen when we die that sits with me better than that or the heaven & hell lie I was fed as a child. I believe that all life on earth is connected - it all evolved from a single instance formed in a slimy, warm pond a long time ago and remains as a single life entity that flowers as all the differing lifeforms we see today and have existed in the past - when we are born, our life energy comes from this colony of life-iness, and when we die it returns to it, maybe taking all our memories and learnings with it.
I've been thinking about death an awful lot lately, and it's making me extremely uncomfortable. I'm not of religious persuasion, and therefore don't believe in an afterlife in a direct sense.
But sometimes I really wish I did, because whenever I think about ceasing to exists in an odd seventy years or so, I get this stomach turning feeling that almost makes me throw up. I used to think about it maybe once or twice a year, but in the last month I've been thinking about it at least three times a week.
It would be so much easier if I could believe in an afterlife. At least then, whatever there actually turns out to be after, the transition would be less agonizing. I'm sometimes afraid to go to sleep due to the one in a billion chance that I might not wake up the next morning. It's extremely depressing..
i have had way too many spiritual experiences to not believe in an afterlife. I wish you knew me better so you could trust me enough to piggy back on my faith..
There really is no valid excuse for the US Coastguard to not continue searching for these four. Shame on them if they don't
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: there is still hope for missing British yachtsmen - Telegraph
I agree it would be easier to believe in something. From my point of view there is nothing after death, you just disappear, and it used to make me very depressed, nihilistic, and inactive (since it's all pointless). Fortunalely it slowly evolved and morphed into some kind of hedonism. It's short and pointless and I intend to make it interesting.
I know the feeling and I can remember the horror of realising that its possible that we simply cease to exist when we die. I'm still uncomfortable about the idea of death, but I've formed a alternative belief of what may happen when we die that sits with me better than that or the heaven & hell lie I was fed as a child. I believe that all life on earth is connected - it all evolved from a single instance formed in a slimy, warm pond a long time ago and remains as a single life entity that flowers as all the differing lifeforms we see today and have existed in the past - when we are born, our life energy comes from this colony of life-iness, and when we die it returns to it, maybe taking all our memories and learnings with it.
I have had way too many spiritual experiences to not believe in an afterlife. I wish you knew me better so you could trust me enough to piggy back on my faith.. but let me tell you this.. You have, like you said, 70 odd years ahead of you. You will change and experience so much in that time. You will grow and evolve and your beliefs will change. I don't in what direction you will decide to go (you could find God, or not) but just keep your heart open and realize that you don't have to figure it all out right now. If you really want God in your life just say out loud "God, if you are there, help me believe." That is asking for faith. Ask to be shown the truth. I did that and it took 4 years but I found it. It happened.
It's natural to fear death, it's what keeps us from risky behavior, try to tell yourself that. It's an instinct, just an instinct. Everything will be okay.
I have found that even if I didn't have faith, I wouldn't want to live forever. I am only 42 and am already haunted by things I have seen and memories of people I have lost... I think living with this trauma forever would be cruel. My mom always said "by the time you are old enough to die, you will be ready" and I believe her. I think she is right.
I am always willing to engage in conversations if you are in need of someone to talk to. xoxo Hope you feel better.