I am no longer afraid of being dead, because I hope it will be just nothing. I have for years contemplated the act of dying. Some people want to die without even knowing it, probably like being shot in the back of the head while walking down the street. And given that after death there is no memory, no recollection, it is a fair point. However, I am different. I want to know that I am dying, with no return. I really want to enjoy and savour that feeling of release. In that respect, a death with some pain for a short time is preferable to me, to not knowing I died. So I am also not afraid of dying. I am looking forward to it. We can only die once. I intend to enjoy it as much as possible.