Those are some powerful thoughts, @spandanlink! The troublesome thing about death is that we can't know it until we get there. We don't know if it will be dark or light, or if we will have any sort of consciousness. I can completely understand why some cultures believe the most important thing is to live in this moment, because so much beyond this one moment is unknowable and out of our control.

This is thought-provoking and interesting. I have always loved philosophy and conversations around the "big questions" of life.