Death: Is it scary?

My father passed away when he was 50. Until then I thought only people who are old with skin curled up and soft, grey hair, die. But my father was nothing like that. It seemed right if my grandfather passed away instead of my father. He was 96 years old.

After that I think of death all the time. I do not think death has to be sad, and yet it is scary and sad. We humans do not like the unknown, at least most of us, and thus we are scared of it.

I recently read a book called "the five people you meet in heaven". I guess death is the beginning of another journey. Life does not really end with death. I think life is a very short voyage. And thinking of death at least once a day makes us human, more kind, generous, and honest. It makes sense then not to fight with each other, get angry for little things, not to talk to a close friend for years.

I wish people would think of death more often. They would realise then this life is only for a short while. The next one is much bigger. And in the next life we get rewards, for our good deeds here on earth.