When I was a child, I used to be so afraid of dieing and so afraid of death,  
I was so afraid that I started crying, thinking about the day when I would 
take my last breath 
now that I am so much older and so much smarter and I know so much more,  
I am not as afraid of death as I was before 
so now I can say, I am no longer afraid of death like I used to be,  
death is something that no longer frightens me 
from what I understand, when you die, your spirit goes on living even 
though your body is dead,  
it's as if you're only sleeping while laying on your death bed
Quentin Hardison
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/no-longer-afraid-of-death/