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If you were told that you only have 1 month to live and it was guaranteed that on the 30th day, you would die, would you act differently during your last month on earth ? I would and I think most people would. Why then are we not afraid of dying at any given moment? Afterall one could die without notice , so why do we just make as if it wont happen to us and forget about the stark reality that we can die at any moment and therefore make the most of life?
Because a life lived in constant fear is not truly living.
You ask two questions.
One: We would live differently if we knew we were going to die. Why, then, do we not live differently, given that we could die anytime?
Two: Why are we not in constant fear of death?
Constant fear of death would be too taxing – we therefore (subconsciously) prefer not to believe we will die (answer to Q2).
Once we do not believe we will die, there is no need to act differently (answer to Q1).
Everyone is in denial about their own death. Facing it and acknowledging would be too paralyzingly for most people. Ignorance is sometimes bliss,
everyone has a chezkas chaim, you need a rayoosa in that chazaka to change something
coffee addict:
Gittin 28a-b:
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Rashi:
??? ?? ?? ??????? ???????? ????? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ??? ???? ??? ????? ???? ????? ??”? ?? ??? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?’ ???? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ???? ??????? ??? ??? ?? ????? ????
Granted, the Gemara continues:
??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ???? ???? ??? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ??????? ???? ??? ????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ?? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ???? ???
So l’maskana it’s a machlokes Tannaim.
Git,
its funny you mention that b/c thats what the beinonim say (reshaim say eat and drink and tomorrow we’ll eat and drink)
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