The only thing that really bugs me about death is others having to deal with it. Because I have no beliefs in spirit/soul/reincarnation/afterlife or anything it will be tough for them. I'm not about to take up some belief like that just to please others, it wouldn't be genuine.
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MetroStyles 
However, I think the true measure of how okay you are with death is how you react in perceived near-death situations. For example, I've been on a lot of planes but in the handful of cases where the turbulence was really out-of-this-world bad, my heart still skips a beat and I feel nervous. If I was truly at peace with death I think this would not happen.
I always thought that this is just an adrenaline rush and probably cannot be avoided. It's hard wired into us to help us survive near-death situations by giving us extra energy and strength. The whole fight or flight thing. That's how you felt right? How you react to that is probably a better reflection of a persons view on dying. For example if the plane is certain to crash would you be screaming, relaxing, praying, making out w/ the hot flight attendant, jerking off? In a situation that could be gotten out of I think just about any human, content with death or not, would still act in a way to preserve their life. It's only natural to want to do so.
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