Knowing Your Death Date Changes How You Live

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Death is such a weird concept in the sense that no matter how knowledgeable you think you are, you would never be able to unravel the complexities that follow it. You lose someone dear today, and all you’re left with are puzzles of where their consciousness has gone. You begin to question the essence of life itself and wonder if maybe they will continue their existence in another world or simply reincarnate at a later time.

It’s really mind-boggling, and because of this, I believe people, including myself, would be curious to know more about dying. Maybe it would interest us to have more details about our own death to enable us prepare for it, and I imagine that this would be possible in some way in an advanced mystical world.

I imagine that there is a device that lets us know the exact time, and even place, of our death. Surely, I would be mind-blown because, for what it’s worth, I am sure that this device would help a lot of us spend more time with our loved ones, make key decisions for our families and friends which we would otherwise not have made if we were ignorant of the date of our death, and ultimately live each day like it’s our last.


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However, I am well aware that for everything that seems like a great invention to the world, there is a disadvantage to it, and for a device like this, one of the downsides would be lifelong anxiety for people who have the knowledge of when they will die. Personally, I’m someone who already deals with anxiety issues. I overthink things a lot, so having this knowledge would only elevate the psychological stress I often feel.

I would become more cautious with every single thing I do, with myself and even those around me. I may even begin to act very strange to some people who have no idea that I have purchased this device, and who knows, I may put myself in harm’s way just to save a loved one from dying on their destined date.


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Knowing these disadvantages, I honestly would skip the opportunity to spend my money on such a device. I would also discourage others from buying it. I mean, life has always been a mystery for a reason, and even when we think we've understood the ins and outs, it still shows us a different facet that confuses us even more. So maybe being ignorant of it all might be what saves us from ourselves. And I believe if there's anything worth knowing, we would know it in death or not.

This is not to undermine human intelligence, as there are some parts of life that can be figured out, but definitely not all. Likewise, death. We may correctly predict how some people would die due to their medical history or lifestyle, but we will never know the day, the hour, nor the place. And I think that's the beauty of life; living through the mysteriousness of it all and choosing to protect our joy and peace as fiercely as we can.

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You nailed it with you conclusion... That's just the beauty of life.
Why use your own money to buy something you won't ever have peace with, something that keeps ticking down to your day of de@th....

Thank you. I'm glad you see reasons with my position on this topic.

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I suppose it all comes down to whether you believe in fate. If you were to ask me—and I am no great philosopher—I would tell you about two very different films.

The first is Krull: in it, a race of giants sacrifices an eye to see the future, only to be deceived; the only thing they manage to see is the exact moment of their death. The other is Blade Runner, where the replicants only search for more time because they know their expiration date with certainty.

Perhaps, in the end, we are all a bit like Roy Batty in the rain. And, like him, all that remains is to learn to love life until the very last moment.

Oh, how I love those comment! While it introduces me to movies that hold context for my blogpost, it also serves as an encouragement to love life even in our ignorance of what will be.

Ultimately, I believe what we do with the knowledge of anything at all determines a lot. Thank you for this lovely input.

Life has always been a mystery indeed, and death is one thing that makes it so. I think it's okay to live life that way rather than knowing our time and day of death. You mentioned the complexities. Talk of the constant tension, concern and anxiety. I feel due to all that, one might end up dying even before the said time.

It might sound controversial, but that ignorance of things as such is what's probably saving us. I feel that for the reason we know our date of birth but never knowing that of our date of death is a beautiful ignorance for our good. Life feels beautiful when we live with hope and knowing less of things like this. Yes, there might be some of what looks like advantages of having such knowledge, but in the long run it takes something huge and greater.

Why not then we just live life with intentionality and purpose; chasing our dreams in hope? Beautiful post.🙂

Truly, the complexities often trigger higher curiosity which could lead to one's end. Like you said, there is beauty in this kind of ignorance and I think if we can resist the temptation of trying to know, life will be easier for us.

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It is quite natural that if you knew the time of death in advance, you would definitely be prone to a lot of anxiety. Best wishes.

True and I'm sure a lot of people are aware of this. Thanks for coming around.