I didn't mean for it to be, but I can see how it might seem that way.

I look at death kind of the way I look at the end of video games. When you complete the game you usually have a summary of quests complete, bonus rounds, special items acquired, things unlocked, etc. When you are playing the game, you want to get the most out of it: the most points possible, all special items, all bonus rounds with a perfect score, all quests complete, etc., and you are proud when you look over all of that in the end. I don't believe that death is the end of life, so maybe that makes my perspective a bit different. My goals are to get to heaven, knowing that I did everything I was supposed to do and got the majority(if not all) the rewards that I could possibly get, while leaving the world better off than the day I was born. I think life is much better when it's lived that way. Jesus knew exactly when He would die and He knew why He was born, and everything He did in life was to fulfill the life purpose leading up to His death. I want to live that way, so at the end of my life, I can say the same thing that He said :)

"... he said, 'It is finished,' and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."(John 19:30)

That's all probably still a bit depressing, and you may not like that I'm bringing religion into this, but I just wanted to explain my perspective on things. I'm not sure how good I did explaining it though.