contemplating death
can make us think about meaning of life whatam I doing in this world what's the purpose of life it can also make us grateful to Be Alive
Avicenna Persian philosopher wrote "if you know how much a man sentenced to death wants to return to life when he is being executed, then you truly would know the value of every single moment that you are wasting with grief
Islam
prophet of Islam considered considered contemplating death as the highest form of worship and thinking, in addition it is mentioned in Islamic traditions that it increases consciousness, patience and contentment and diminishes lust that's why it is recommended to visit grapes
speaking about death is not specific to religious people or philosophers
Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon is the New York Times bestselling author who has written a book, show your work, in the first book chapter of the book there's a title read obituaries, he writes about near death experiences changing people's lives, he believes near death experiences can transform people's lives that's why he reads obituaries every morning, because he believes obituaries are like near death experiences he mentions some people that near-deaf experiences transformed their lives, like to George Lucas he almost died in a car accident then dedicated himself to what he loved and went on to direct Star War Wayne Coyne American singer you can know more about him on Google, George Saunders Tim Kreider, and Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was diagnosed with cancer and was told he had free to six months to live, cancer not only did not stop him but also made him more determined and adventurous when he got cancer and realized that death imminent he said " Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Almost everything--all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure--these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked, death is very likely the single best invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new in addition to those quoted Irwin Yalom prominent psychiatrist offers an insightful account
Irwin Yalom considered cancer as the miracle of life, the observed when people get cancer and realized that death is approaching, they get angry and depressed, they deny, but eventually they accept the fact that they can't change the outer world so they change their inner world and become truly free of unnecessary and trivial things
I'm going to wrap up this video by one of the notable quotes of Leonardo Da Vinci "As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."