Death

The other day I did 2 things; I found a handbag, and killed a fox.

I should stress that the latter can be easily misconstrued. The truth is, my mum hit a fox in the car while I was in there. And I found a handbag at a gig I went to (The Specials, in-case you’re interested.) I didn’t keep the handbag, nor did I take the money, I simply handed it in, probably so the bouncers could do what I didn’t. But this went against all those myspace and facebook quizzes that ask you what would you do if you found someone’s wallet blah, blah, blah. But the truth is, I was overwhelmed with a desire not to steal the money. The thought crossed my mind, and after holding on to the sweaty bag whilst being jostled about by a bunch of drunken Northern thugs, I was tempted to take the money and run. But I didn’t. When I did hand it in, I didn’t get a sense of self-achievement or pride, I just felt like someone who turned down a new game for my xbox.

You may be wondering how this ties in with hitting a fox in the face with a car. Well, it got me thinking about death. Not a jolly subject at the best of times, so I’ll keep it as light as I can. Everyone always seems to fear death, and I’ve never fully understood why. Sure, the dying might hurt, but when you’re dead, pain’s gone isn’t it? Surely if you’re living your whole life trying to avoid or cheat death, then upon death, you must be extremely calm, all your earthly problems melting away in a big yummy soup of relaxation. Well, that is if you depend on wether or not you believe in life after death. I think, being as sentient as we all are now, that it’s safe to say life after death was formed to scare people into behaving by telling them there would be repercussions for their actions not now, but later. Look at the Celts. They believed that no matter what happened, when you died, you went to their equivalent of heaven. So they went into battle naked screaming their heads off and painting themselves blue. No no, society has to have something scary to keep them on their toes, and someone decided to invent hell.