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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom
I had some weird dreams about my grandfather before he passed away....there is a certain synchonicity between "dream" life and "real" life, I feel...
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there certainly is
Girlgun, I'd try to explain to him that you can never truly know anything, with the exception of knowing that you are conscious. Further explain to him that nobody knows what happens after death. Then tell him that the best thing to do is not worry about death, but to worry about life. Tell him that if he lives a long, healthy life without regrets, then you can die easily, just as someone who has had a long fullfilling day can fall to sleep easily. Tell him that when loved ones die, as long as you have had no regrets about your relationships with them, you'll feel at peace over their death.
Also, let him know he can believe what he wants to believe about death, and that nobody can tell him he's wrong because they simply don't know. Tell him to adopt his own believes about life or lack thereof after death based on what he believes about the world, and not based on what others believe.
That sounds like a lot of philosophy for someone his age, but I think he'd understand it, and he'd respect you for treating him like an adult in the conversation.