Taking Life For Granted

For the greater part of human existence, most societies lived fully conscious, on a daily basis, about death, regardless of their societal status.

The thought of dying, however, began to dwindle as industrial and scientific revolutions greatly increased wealth and the well-being of societies around the world.

For the past couple of centuries, and thanks to several industrial and scientific revolutions, wealthy individuals seemed to have had greater concerns in their mind than the fear of death, despite world war I and II and a couple of pandemics.

During the past few decades the fear of death seems to have been absent from most people’s mind as they began taking life for granted . . . until March 2020 when the world was hit with a new pandemic.

No one likes to live a life in fear of dying. Yet, we are all dying on a daily basis from the moment we are born.

Our priorities, focus, dedication, etc., are inextricable determined by our behavior which, in turn, is determined — among other things — by our view on life, or by our view on death.

It seems much easier to live a life carried away to extreme positions, on one hand by the banal and futile that boost our ego. And on the other hand by the fear of death that restricts us and paralyzes us.