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Originally Posted by Beachlover527
Last night I had a dream I drowned in a car. Of course since it was a dream I didn't actually die, but it sure as hell felt real!
By the time the car I was sped off the ramp of a freeway into the ocean, I knew I was dying and accepted it. I literally couldn't do anything about it.
I was kind of excited because I can finally see if there is an afterlife or if nothing happens. I waited for my consciousness to stop (but of course since it was a dream) it didn't. Then I quickly woke up and found myself in my bed, freaked out.
The point is- I realized that death is natural. The time will come when it is your time. And so a person should learn to live in the present, enjoy their life, live their life how they would every day. And when death comes, it'll come.
There is no need to fear something that we will not really have control over once it happens.
I think the reason I had this dream was because I too thought about death a lot. I used to fear that I need to fit all my aspirations and be a world hero before I die and it would just cause large amounts of anxiety and pressure.
Now I know that it'll happen when it happens. And I'm just going to live my life in the present. Just like any ordinary day.
Being at peace with death.
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According to Buddhism we are being reborn at every instant, with every thought. So I guess you had to die in order to be born again and learn that important lesson.
I have died many times in my dreams. With every death I feel I learn many things. Who knows, maybe it really happens.