are you already prepared to die?

Philippines
February 18, 2013 3:40pm CST
recently i have not been feeling well. there have been instances when i felt that i was gonna die. i consulted the doctor ans she said i don't really have a serious disease. i just have to take a rest. and now i realized i'm not really scared of dying. it's just that i'm not yet ready to die because i still have a lot of things i wanna do with my life. i still have a life ahead of me. so thank god i'm still alive.
7 responses
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
18 Feb 13
That is one thought I try to avoid. But there has been several instances that I thought I was about to die. The first one was when robbers of the VMMC payroll took the passengers of the bus I was riding as hostage in 1988. There were people who got shot for trying to get off the bus. I didn't know what to do. Men were firing inches away from my sight trying to get rid of the police who were following the bus. Good thing all 4 men went in front of the bus and I had made my run frm the back door of the bus. When I gave birth in 1993, since it was my first childbrith, I didn't know what to expect. The pain was so intense I thought I was going to die. Then there was also an incident in 2007 wherein I was crossing Commonwealth Avenue and there were buses speeding up. That was the time I was having big issues and I think I have lost my mind that second for crossing that "deadly road". And the last incident was when I got sick in 2011 and was hospitalized due to moderate to severe dehydration that there were times that i had the feeling of breathlessness. I swear all those times recently made me feel like I was about to die. I thank God that He has spared me my life during all those times.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
Probably.... or that god just wanted me to be a much better person.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
well you may look at it that way. god may have given you another chance to improve your self. not that i'm saying you're a bad person.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
with those incidents, i loved that you faith in god has strengthened. you've overcome these challenges because you still have a purpose here on earth that god wants you to accomplish.
@johndur (3052)
• Pasig, Philippines
19 Feb 13
I just remember the time that I was infected by h1n1 virus I got from an acoughing man in the lrt. I felt also like I was going to die becauseall my joints hurts,got a very high fever and I felt my heart was being squeezed every minute.I was lucky that I have a strong body that I withstand the virus.but that was really a very scary time of my life.no one really knows when we are going to die so its better to be prepared always
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
oh i remember that time. i bet a lot of people who contracted the virus thought they were gonna die. luckily, your survived.
@ctryhnny (3460)
• United States
19 Feb 13
I'm both not ready and scared to die. I have some health issues that lead me to think I"m lucky if I have a year left. It makes me sad because my kids think at 65 yrs old I'm still young and they don't really take my problems seriously. You are still young and have a lot of years ahead of you. I'm happy to hear your not afraid of dieing. I think that's very healthy thinking.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
i wish you'll get well with your illness. maybe your kids don't show that they're really worrying about you but i think your kids love you very much. maybe they're just trying to not make you worry about them that much. have you read "to kill a mockingbird"? please thin of mrs. dubose.
@kourdapya (924)
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
No, I'm not yet ready to die. I have not been able fulfill my duties yet as a christian.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
i also have the same reasons. i guess that's why i'm still alive.
@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
19 Feb 13
I am ready to die but not here where I am now. No one will know that I die here. LOL. bad taste of dying.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
hahaha you'll just disappear int he world without a trace. that really is not a good way to die.
• Kenya
18 Feb 13
No, not now, I still have a lot to live for; my son for one gives me motivation to go on even when times are hard.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
glad that you're trying to live for your son. parents are usually like that. they want to support their children and some day see their grandchildren. well, you really have a strong reason to live so long live.
• Kenya
19 Feb 13
Thanks!!
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
19 Feb 13
I'm so thankful that i'm still alive and luckily i got chances to make my dream come true.I think it's really a long way ahead me and never thought of ending it.So thank god that i'm the lucky one who have chance to make it better.
• Philippines
19 Feb 13
yes, you are really. the same as me. i'm still alive. i thank god for another opportunity to live.