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How to Embrace Death, Overcome Fear, and Live Without Regret

“If death causes you no pain when you’re dead, it’s foolish to allow the fear of it to cause you pain now.” — Epicurus

Matt Lillywhite
3 min readAug 26, 2019
Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash

I don’t know you, but if you’re anything like me, I can assume that you’re scared of dying.

You’re afraid of the unknown.

You’re worried about the inevitable moment in which your body & mind ceases to exist.

You’re scared of disappearing into eternal nothingness.

But death is a beautiful aspect of life. For without the darkness, there can be no light.

“We have two lives. And the second begins when we realize we have only one.” — Confucius

Sooner or later, you are going to die.

Which is why now is the perfect time to welcome death, and use your lack of fear to live each moment without regret.

Are you ready? Let’s begin…

You Need To Embrace Your Mortality

Death is a fear that has played on the minds of humanity for millennia and instantly puts our mortality into perspective. In the words of Epicurus:

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Matt Lillywhite
Matt Lillywhite

Written by Matt Lillywhite

Storyteller and part-time procrastinator. Writing to inspire, entertain, and avoid doing laundry. Substack: https://mattlillywhite.substack.com/subscribe

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