text: what do you all think of death? my uncle,(mom's brother), passed away some 2 weeks ago from blood cancer. he was only 39, and has 3 young children. probably some of you have lost loved ones as well. what is a life? what is death?   life just ceases. and you think of that life. what does death bring?  please share your answers in a thoughtful, sympathetic way. would appreciate if people don't preach. i'm muslim, and know full well of god and his plans. speak as to a fellow human. i do not share your faith, but will speak only as a person, as you ask.   a life is the span of years alotted to a person to spend on this earth. it can be spent well or badly, but it will end. this is what gives it value. when it does end, many of us believe we go on to something else. i believe that. i have also seen some evidence that one who has died can influence those still among the living. when a life ends, i think it appropriate to celebrate that life.  it's good to remember all that the person brought to those around them and did in that life.   it is too bad that your uncle had to leave his family behind. death is hardest on the living. i am sure he feels the love the family still has for him. it may help to think of him as not all that far away. death brings a certain peace. your uncle has been freed of his pain.