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Why are most of us scared of death, despite its inevitability for all? 为什么大多数人惧怕那必然到来的死亡？获得1.2k好评的答案：@Lou Davis A few years ago, a patient came into the Emergency Department with terrible burns, he was, unfortunately, still conscious and alert. He knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he was going to die. 几年前，急诊科来了一位严重的烧伤病人，不幸的是，他仍旧意识清醒而且有所警觉。他深信不疑自己就要死了。 He was scared of death, he told us, not for himself but because he was scared of how his family would cope. 他惧怕死亡。他告诉我们，他并非担心他自己，而是担心他死了之后他的家人怎么办。 His feelings have been echoed by many of the patients we have seen over the years. They are, often, resigned to their own death, some of them welcome it, but those who have voiced concerns are always concerned about the impact on loved ones. 他的反应跟我们这么多年来见到的很多病人一样。面对死亡的现实，他们有的人通常会淡然地接受死亡，也有人会欣然地接受，但他们都表示很担心这会影响到爱他们的人。 A friend and colleague who died after a, very brief, terminal illness was more concerned about his wife than himself. 我的一个朋友兼同事，死于一种急性绝症，他那时担心他的妻子更胜过担心他自己。 | 
