We all have it, all these negative thoughts that are weighing us down. For me, it's mainly about how I'm behind in work (though it's impossible to ever be caught up), how I've gained way too much weight and a general feeling of not being successful enough (whatever the hell that means). Plus, a constant feeling of low-level guilt for not spending enough time with family and friends (let alone my TV).

So, you know what's great about death? It wipes all of those thoughts and feelings out. Gone. In one second, your whole slate is wiped clean. No more pesky thoughts. All the lifetime of guilt you saved up and nurtured and built into a castle, all wiped out in one moment, one great wave of non-existence.

It kind of makes you wonder what you're saving up all those negative thoughts for if they're just all going to go to waste the minute you die. So much hard work, all down the drain.

For me, the thought of non-existence is exhilarating. It focuses the mind. And clears it.

Death is the great elixir. It cures all your problems. It also makes you wonder why you had them in the first place. One day you die and they all go away.

Is it worthwhile to invest in so many ugly, counterproductive and self-flagellating thoughts if they are all going to be lost forever? They are going to the dustbin of history. Every thought you have ever had dies with you, the good and the bad. I know why I keep around the good ones. But the idea of death does makes you realize storing up the negative ones is a total waste of time.