Think Reality. We all live in our own mental constructs, can we face reality?

Death terrifies me. 

We all cope with it different ways.  Some people ignore it, some people run away from it, others dive into life to ignore it.  Over time, we all begin to construct our mental structures to help understand death.  How do you cope with it?

Reality is defined by Bing as "the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them."   On the radio, just the other day, a speaker said that truth is the ideas which are real. "Truth" is a loaded word.  How does your mental construct fit with reality? 

Most people separate the reality that they live from the truth they confess or trust.  Over time, if those truths are not challenged they become deeply ingrained to the point that we feel attacked when someone questions what we believe.  And what happens when reality attacks our "truths"?  Well, we either change or try to ignore the inconsistency as quickly as possible.

You know someone who is holding onto a “truth” that you don’t agree with. We all have people who disagree with our outlook of life.  Isn't it funny (and frustrating), we all live in the same world, in the same “reality,” yet we have created literally billions of different mental constructs about life?

These constructs are often communal, in the sense that a group will reinforce beliefs and suppress questions.  Some mental constructs are very complex. They may be called religions or they may be called scientific theory.

Are you willing to consider that something you believe could not be fully real?

It is more comfortable to live in our belief systems as they provide us comfort than to question what might be real or not real. But there is an issue ignoring reality that we live within.  Unfortunately, my mind can’t let go of some things. 

Death terrified me.  It haunted me.  I hated going to sleep because of the fear of losing out or never waking up.  Some people say death doesn't scare them because they see it as just like falling asleep.  Do they even imagine about not existing anymore?  

This is the reality we cannot avoid.  The fear which forces us to face our constructs.  

For me, death’s shadow overwhelms all comforts. And for 45+ years, I have searched for reality, primarily to “dodge” death as best as I could.  We all have to face it and I want to face it in the best manner possible.  To me this was the ultimate price, the mightiest puzzle, the greatest challenge of life.  

Soon I realized that even if people try to ignore it or run away from it, that we still don't ignore it.  Is there anything which drives people more?  Greed, power, fame, knowledge, or love? It is debatable, but I do know that many people chase after these things because they want them before they are dead.  They might be ignoring death, but the reality of the limits of life give them an internal push that can't be ignored.  

If you feel the same way, if you are looking for answers and are willing to pursue passionately, then you may enjoy the ideas in this website.  I don't expect you to agree with everything here, but maybe you will find something that resonates with your soul and helps your life.

As Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn says, "truth is seldom pleasant; it is almost invariably bitter."  There are depressing thoughts in this website.  And many of the ideas presented build upon other ideas.  The first portion is foundational and if you don't agree with its central concept then the rest of the website is nothing more than a theory.  Spend time considering its basic ideas before skipping ahead to some common human questions.

In today's world, knowledge and understanding expand exponentially.  We are overwhelmed with ideas and facts to the point that we become specialists in our fields, freely ignoring other ideas beyond our capacity.  We no longer spend the time integrating our knowledge with the wisdom of living life.  I challenge you that your death is too important to relegate it to one small corner of your mind.  Pursue these answers diligently for your own comfort and peace.  

Death is horrible, but it no longer drives my life.  

Let's investigate it --  The start is in the page called, "The Scientific"