Oblivion

An experience of a deeper reality is not something to be feared. That, I believe, is why many people are so afraid of dying. It's not oblivion that they fear, since that is nothingness. Oblivion also rules out fear of the unknown since oblivion rules itself out by being unknowable, leaving use with fear of some"thing" else, which implies the ability to experience it. It's consciousness after physical death that we fear; a consciousness that awakens us to the truths of many things. Sadly, many people are not comfortable with the truth... and they fear it.