Introduction
Death is one of the topics that are considered by all people at certain period of their lives. In the vast majority of cases this topic evokes fear and despair as almost all people are afraid of death. Of course, there are people who accept this inevitable stage and have no fear. However, these people have their reasons and they have their specific ways to overcome the universal fright. These reasons are religious in character. However, it can be interesting to understand why the rest of the people are so afraid of death.
Body
Some may assume that people are afraid of pain which is often associated with death. However, this reason is secondary as many people have to live in pain due to chronic diseases. Therefore, it is not the pain that makes people tremble at the very thought of death. In fact, the major reason is the fear of the unknown. People do not know what happens next. It is universally acknowledged that people are more afraid while anticipating than when overcoming some constraints.
Of course, death is the greatest challenge that leads to something unknown. Notably, some people claim that they are afraid of non-existence as they hate the idea they will not exist anymore. Nonetheless, no one knows for sure what happens after death and this is more frightening. This makes people feel uneasy.
Conclusion
People need to know everything that happens to them. They want to understand the reason of their lives. Of course, they wish to understand the secrets of death. However, people are not able to understand these secrets and this unawareness makes them feel desperately insecure. People are not afraid of death itself, related pain or non-existence. People are afraid of the unknown.