You Will Die. So?
- Madhukar Dama
- Aug 3
- 4 min read
PROLOGUE
Every life ends.
Mine will. Yours will. Everyone’s will.
This is not a problem. It’s how life works.
It begins. It continues. It ends.
I will stop breathing one day.
My body will be handled. My name will fade.
This is not a failure. It’s a fact.
I will not be there to see what happens after I’m gone.
People will continue. Work will continue. The seasons will continue.
That’s how it should be.
Everything I own will pass on.
Everything I planned will be interrupted.
This is normal.
Death is not unfair. It is universal.
It does not pick favorites.
It arrives when it arrives.
I don’t need to be remembered forever.
I don’t need to complete everything.
I just need to live while I’m here.
I am part of a long, endless cycle —
birth, life, death — repeated without permission, without pause.
I will go.
And that is okay.
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💀 100 Timeless, Affirmative Truths About Death
1. I will die.
2. You will die.
3. Everyone I know will die.
4. Death is guaranteed.
5. Death cannot be postponed forever.
6. Death does not need a reason.
7. Death does not negotiate.
8. Death is not personal.
9. Death comes without warning.
10. Death does not explain itself.
11. Death ends my role in every story.
12. Death makes my opinions irrelevant.
13. Death shuts my mouth forever.
14. Death ends my hunger, thirst, and pain.
15. Death deletes my to-do list.
16. Death ends all questions.
17. Death ends all plans.
18. Death takes no permission.
19. Death erases my name from conversations.
20. Death shuts down my senses.
21. Death stops my heartbeat.
22. Death freezes my body.
23. Death dissolves my memory from others.
24. Death makes my phone silent.
25. Death removes me from my home.
26. Death voids all possessions.
27. Death voids all debts and dues.
28. Death cancels all appointments.
29. Death invalidates my job title.
30. Death disconnects all relationships.
31. Death removes me from every group.
32. Death takes away my image.
33. Death erases my past.
34. Death does not care who I was.
35. Death makes my age meaningless.
36. Death doesn’t ask for ID.
37. Death deletes my social media.
38. Death leaves others to deal with my remains.
39. Death takes over my body.
40. Death strips me of identity.
41. Death ends my control.
42. Death interrupts any healing.
43. Death stops my progress.
44. Death ends my arguments.
45. Death ends my search.
46. Death ends my waiting.
47. Death doesn’t care about my knowledge.
48. Death doesn’t care about my faith.
49. Death doesn’t care about my doubts.
50. Death doesn’t wait for closure.
51. Death doesn’t ask if I’m ready.
52. Death doesn’t honor reputation.
53. Death doesn’t skip the rich.
54. Death doesn’t spare the poor.
55. Death ends both fame and shame.
56. Death doesn’t respect effort.
57. Death deletes memories faster than life builds them.
58. Death resets every relationship.
59. Death ends my childhood, adulthood, and old age.
60. Death is not a punishment.
61. Death is not a reward.
62. Death doesn’t take turns.
63. Death is never late.
64. Death is never early.
65. Death is certain.
66. Death will be witnessed by the living.
67. Death will make others uncomfortable.
68. Death will force some to pretend they care.
69. Death will not be posted by me.
70. Death will not be explained by me.
71. Death will be talked about for a day, maybe two.
72. Death will be followed by routine.
73. Death doesn’t give last chances.
74. Death doesn’t consult calendars.
75. Death doesn’t require consent.
76. Death won’t reverse itself.
77. Death is final.
78. Death is ordinary.
79. Death happens every second.
80. Death doesn’t ask what I achieved.
81. Death doesn’t care if I tried.
82. Death ends every unfinished sentence.
83. Death doesn’t apologize.
84. Death can’t be undone.
85. Death happens regardless of preparation.
86. Death will break habits instantly.
87. Death makes all insurance useless.
88. Death disqualifies all ambitions.
89. Death makes identity proof irrelevant.
90. Death makes age, gender, caste, country, and belief disappear.
91. Death levels everyone.
92. Death is the same for kings and beggars.
93. Death is older than time.
94. Death wins every battle.
95. Death is immune to medical progress.
96. Death cannot be copyrighted.
97. Death cannot be avoided through rituals.
98. Death silences all causes and movements.
99. Death turns every story into a summary.
100. Death is not the opposite of life — it is part of it.
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EPILOGUE
Now you know.
Death is not waiting to surprise you. It’s been beside you since birth.
It is not a punishment. Not a mistake. Not a trick.
You are alive — for now.
You get to speak, walk, eat, decide. That won’t last. But it’s real.
Whatever you do, do it knowing it ends.
Whatever you love, love it knowing it leaves.
Whatever you fear, remember — death cancels even that.
You do not have to rush.
You do not have to prove anything.
You do not have to fix the whole world before you’re gone.
You came with nothing. You will leave with nothing.
That makes you free.
You don’t get forever.
You get this.