Death is not scary at all! Changing your perspective can really change a lot. The quote “For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity” by William Penn, had really changed my life. Death to me is not scary or sad anymore. Some people might not agree with my opinion but all they have to do is read the quote a couple times.
Seeing this quote make me feel so happy. It lets me know that there is absolutely nothing to fear. Time is a symbol for Earth and Eternity is the afterlife. All we do is go from earth to Heaven and Hell. I have the need to always be prepared since I don’t know when I will die. I better live my life until the bitter end. Even though it is a human instinct to miss someone when they are gone, it can be overcome. This quote made me overcome the feeling of sadness in a funeral. I see it as moving from a home to a mansion. So forth the fear of death, is irrational in many ways. …show more content…
He was well taught in theology and the law and soon a Christian and part of a society called the Quakers who believed that they should refuse to bow or take off their hats to any man, and refused to take up arms. He went over England preaching with George Fox; he was discriminated from various places and even arrested 6 times because of speaking about God. The prosecution rate of Quakers was very high so he decides to move to North America. King Charles II of England had a large loan with Penn's father so he decided to give William a large area west and south of New Jersey that would later be named Pennsylvania which had a system with full freedom of religion and rights. Mostly everyone had conquered Indian lands but Penn has traveled unarmed making negotiations. The colony left him penniless and imprisoned back in England. He had tried to sell Pennsylvania but had a stroke and later died in 1718. His principles were an inspiration for the United States Constitution and were a famous defender of
Seeing this quote make me feel so happy. It lets me know that there is absolutely nothing to fear. Time is a symbol for Earth and Eternity is the afterlife. All we do is go from earth to Heaven and Hell. I have the need to always be prepared since I don’t know when I will die. I better live my life until the bitter end. Even though it is a human instinct to miss someone when they are gone, it can be overcome. This quote made me overcome the feeling of sadness in a funeral. I see it as moving from a home to a mansion. So forth the fear of death, is irrational in many ways. …show more content…
He was well taught in theology and the law and soon a Christian and part of a society called the Quakers who believed that they should refuse to bow or take off their hats to any man, and refused to take up arms. He went over England preaching with George Fox; he was discriminated from various places and even arrested 6 times because of speaking about God. The prosecution rate of Quakers was very high so he decides to move to North America. King Charles II of England had a large loan with Penn's father so he decided to give William a large area west and south of New Jersey that would later be named Pennsylvania which had a system with full freedom of religion and rights. Mostly everyone had conquered Indian lands but Penn has traveled unarmed making negotiations. The colony left him penniless and imprisoned back in England. He had tried to sell Pennsylvania but had a stroke and later died in 1718. His principles were an inspiration for the United States Constitution and were a famous defender of