Personal Narrative: My Fear Of Death

As the book started with May’s fantasy, I felt at ease for the first chapter of the book. Throughout the book, there were many ideas that I could relate to what I’ve learned. For example, when May mentioned that dilemma could be used as a source of creativity, it reminded me of the power of doing nothing: last year, I noticed that I’d been checking my social networking service (SNS) status as a meaningless filler. When I realized what I was doing, I tried to have five minutes of doing nothing whenever I sensed my impulse of checking SNS status without a purpose. Before taking a five-minute break became a habit, I faced dilemma of following my impulse or going against the current. Often times, those five minutes were the most productive moments in my days. As I was reading the first chapter, I felt satisfied with my improvements. …show more content…
May pointed out that people fantasize of dying from an apocalypse such as a nuclear war, while the most common cause of death is heart disease. I, too, am guilty of fantasizing my own death by a world-wide apocalypse. Perhaps by thinking about how I would survive through an apocalypse, I’m suppressing the fear of death. It is very true for me that being able to keep time, and anticipating my own death is a gift and a curse. For a moment, I thought about how I would want to die, but I dismissed the thought by my usual answer- ‘how the hell do I know.’ As cliché as it may sound, I believe that what is important is how I’m living my life right now, because life happens in a