Why do people fear death?

I have decided to look into death and the reasons people fear death. The idea has come from the fact that I could have dies that day but I had no idea that I could have, I had no idea that I was that close away from death and even after it had happened I didn't fear death. At the end of the day anyone could die anywhere at anytime and eventually its going to happen to everyone so why fear something you can't stop.

People fear death because they dont know what happens once we die, we don't know where we go, there is no clear answer of what happens. There are so many different theories of life after death, heaven and hell and the idea of the unknown, I think this is the biggest reason of why people are so scared. I personally fear for the people we leave behind and how loosing a loved one will affect them, because I know if I die I wouldn't want people to be sad, I would want them to get on with their lives and not worry about me.

These are a few animations i found which i think are really interesting and good research for my project.

Don't fear Death

Nothing to Fear