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please listen to this song while reading:
we all celebrate life, but what is wrong with celebrating death? people act like death is only something to fear or avoid, but it is just as natural as being born. it marks the end of a journey, not something to be ashamed of. some cultures even honor death with festivals, music, and stories, seeing it as a transition instead of a loss. pretending death is only sad ignores that it can bring peace, closure, or even a sense of meaning. if we celebrate life because it matters, then death should matter too. without it, life would have no shape, no urgency, no real value. knowing life ends is what makes it feel important. we chase goals, love deeply, and try to leave a mark because we know time is limited. death is not just an ending, it is a reminder that life is something to be used, not wasted.
some might say celebrating death is cruel, but ignoring it does not make it go away. people avoid talking about it like it is some mistake or failure, as if life is only valuable if it never ends. but that is not how anything works. everything has a beginning and an end, and that is what makes it real. people celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones because they remind us that time moves forward, so why not also acknowledge the moment it all comes to a close? refusing to face death does not make it any less certain, it only makes people unprepared for when it happens.
in the end, life and death are two sides of the same thing, and pretending otherwise just makes people afraid of something that was always going to happen anyway. if people learned to see death as part of the cycle instead of a tragedy, they might actually live better. they might take more risks, appreciate people more, and stop wasting time on things that do not matter. death is not the enemy. the real problem is acting like it should be ignored, as if looking away will stop it from coming. but it will, no matter what, so maybe it is worth learning how to face it without fear.
we all celebrate life, but what is wrong with celebrating death? people act like death is only something to fear or avoid, but it is just as natural as being born. it marks the end of a journey, not something to be ashamed of. some cultures even honor death with festivals, music, and stories, seeing it as a transition instead of a loss. pretending death is only sad ignores that it can bring peace, closure, or even a sense of meaning. if we celebrate life because it matters, then death should matter too. without it, life would have no shape, no urgency, no real value. knowing life ends is what makes it feel important. we chase goals, love deeply, and try to leave a mark because we know time is limited. death is not just an ending, it is a reminder that life is something to be used, not wasted.
some might say celebrating death is cruel, but ignoring it does not make it go away. people avoid talking about it like it is some mistake or failure, as if life is only valuable if it never ends. but that is not how anything works. everything has a beginning and an end, and that is what makes it real. people celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones because they remind us that time moves forward, so why not also acknowledge the moment it all comes to a close? refusing to face death does not make it any less certain, it only makes people unprepared for when it happens.
in the end, life and death are two sides of the same thing, and pretending otherwise just makes people afraid of something that was always going to happen anyway. if people learned to see death as part of the cycle instead of a tragedy, they might actually live better. they might take more risks, appreciate people more, and stop wasting time on things that do not matter. death is not the enemy. the real problem is acting like it should be ignored, as if looking away will stop it from coming. but it will, no matter what, so maybe it is worth learning how to face it without fear.
