I see death in two perspectives. One in the spiritual and the other in the scientific.
The scientific view of death is logical-based. It is the culmination of our body's ability, the 'wearing' off of the visceral system's ability to cooperate in internal homeostasis. Either it be in the ceasure of the heart's ability to pump blood due to a clogged artery, or due to endocarditis (a visceral disease caused by age and 'over work' of the heart), or due to neural degeneracy or failure, to the misgenated ceasure of activity in the entire visceral system. Death, in the scientific and biological sense, is the effect of being 'run down' by age, by intake of toxic chemicals over the years, or due to the overwork of one's body by societal demands.
Death, is the macrocosm of the 'sleep' that every sentient life needs. As a dog, cat, elephant, monkey, worm, human needs to sleep in order to recuperate the body for another day, death, too, is symbolically the same way.
Death, is the body's need to rest. It is the final 'time-out'. It is the definition of organismal finity. Every living organism in the continuum of life either it be from a simple virus, to a complex bacterium, to a gigantic sequoia tree, to a mouse or a human being, will eventually die. As we were created and born, we procreate, and will therefore eventually abate. It is natural law.
As even stars, planets and milky ways, die off after billions of years of activity; so too will a simple human life. Which is, in comparison to the heavens, is but an insignificant speck.
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The spiritual point of view I have of death is but a simple one. One that has some kind of semblance to my scientific view of death. As we were created by God in the womb, so too will we called back. All beings have been written in the book of life, and we all have a given time to 'return' to the creator to be judged. Death, for me in the spiritual sense, is the much needed rest that all of us need. As much as painful death can be to us who loose a loved one, friend and what not. Imagine the joy and eternal bliss we will have when we are united with Eternal Providence.
To be united with Christ Jesus, would be, in my personal spiritual view, be the greatest thing to happen to me. To sing his Eternal Praises for ever more.
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