The Death Experience
Why are most people afraid of dying, or having a near death experience? Maybe it is because they knew they could prevent it. It could also be that they were not ready to die yet. In the end it all depends on the person, and their experiences. In near death experiences, many people experience the following: time slowing down, priorities change, and you do not know that you are making a choice.
In each death experience you can experience time slowing down, Tom Benecke from “contents of a dead man's pocket”experienced this when he walked outside of his window that was eleven stories high to get a important yellow piece of paper. When Tom was outside of his apartment he had felt like it had been hours that he had been out there trying to get that piece of paper, when he had finally got back to his window he looked inside to see how long it had been since he climbed out of the window, and when he did look he realized that it had only been about eight minutes and not …show more content…
When he went to get his paper he did not think about his life or his wife and his family’s lives all he wanted was the paper that could get him a promotion at his job. As Tom Benecke started to go on the ledge he started to realize how dangerous it was for him to be out there on the ledge that was eleven stories high. Once Tom had got to the window he started to think about all the other important things in his life, and in his wife’s life. He thought he could of went to the movies with her that night, could have taken a break from work, spend more time with her and less time with work. When Tom thought this he had a change in priorities because at first he did not care that he was risking his life for work, he realized the important things in his life and that he should take time out of his life and spend it with the people that matters to
Why are most people afraid of dying, or having a near death experience? Maybe it is because they knew they could prevent it. It could also be that they were not ready to die yet. In the end it all depends on the person, and their experiences. In near death experiences, many people experience the following: time slowing down, priorities change, and you do not know that you are making a choice.
In each death experience you can experience time slowing down, Tom Benecke from “contents of a dead man's pocket”experienced this when he walked outside of his window that was eleven stories high to get a important yellow piece of paper. When Tom was outside of his apartment he had felt like it had been hours that he had been out there trying to get that piece of paper, when he had finally got back to his window he looked inside to see how long it had been since he climbed out of the window, and when he did look he realized that it had only been about eight minutes and not …show more content…
When he went to get his paper he did not think about his life or his wife and his family’s lives all he wanted was the paper that could get him a promotion at his job. As Tom Benecke started to go on the ledge he started to realize how dangerous it was for him to be out there on the ledge that was eleven stories high. Once Tom had got to the window he started to think about all the other important things in his life, and in his wife’s life. He thought he could of went to the movies with her that night, could have taken a break from work, spend more time with her and less time with work. When Tom thought this he had a change in priorities because at first he did not care that he was risking his life for work, he realized the important things in his life and that he should take time out of his life and spend it with the people that matters to