My exploration of life and death
Introduction I was reading a post about an 80-year-old who was worried about his last day. This got me thinking: What is death, and what happens after it? While I was lost in thought, a mosquito landed on me, trying to drink my blood. I didn’t intend to kill it, but the sudden pain made me instinctively slap my hand. Luckily, it escaped. Pain, Life, and Awareness That moment of pain sparked a fascinating question: Is the pain in my hand or in my brain ? Actually, it’s in my awareness . But where is awareness? It’s invisible. If pain resides in awareness, where does life reside? Is it just the journey between birth and death? I believe life is an experience. Through this experience, I know about my brain, heart , and other organs. But what is life, truly? Why doesn’t a robot have life? Life has meaning, even if we consider something as simple as a battery having a “life.” How long does a battery’s life last? As long as it can provide a charge. Are we, like a battery, simply working for...