“Rather than focus on what’s expedient, can you let your guiding principle be cosmic justice: that honesty is a universal value, an inherent good, core to the fabric of a good universe?”
The law of cause and effect is a universal law which specifically states that every single action in the universe produces a reaction no matter what.
Every single effect within our world, upon our earth has a cause, an original starting point.
All paths have an original first step and from that first step comes a chain reaction of events with further offshoots spanning out in all directions and so on duplication and replication takes place.
All your thoughts and your human behaviour and all your movements affect the entire universe according to the law of cause and effect.
Every single item within the universe is relative and that nothing is separate. Therefore if you move your hand, you are moving this space which surrounds it and that space is connected to all space within the infinite universe.
Therefore all inanimate objects of the universe are all connected within the same space and occupy that exact same space or mind, there is no separation and so if you move your hand, you’re moving the space which is connected to all things.
This is a deeply human question, and though none of us can speak from personal experience of death, doctors, hospice workers, and people who’ve witnessed peaceful passings offer some insight.
When someone dies of old age — meaning their body is simply worn out and shuts down naturally, not from illness or trauma — the process is usually gentle and gradual.
What seems to happen:
The body slows down. Breathing becomes shallower and more irregular. Sometimes there are long pauses between breaths.
The person is usually unconscious near the end. They’re not actively “trying” to breathe or stop breathing. The brain and organs are just slowly shutting off.
It doesn’t seem like a struggle. In most peaceful deaths, it’s not like gasping or fighting for air. It’s more like the body forgets how to breathe, and then… it just doesn’t start again.
Some describe it as:
“Like a candle flickering out.”
Or:
“Like slipping into a very deep sleep and not waking up.”
There can be small reflexes or odd breathing sounds, but these are not usually signs of distress — more just the nervous system winding down.
If you’re wondering because of fear or curiosity, it’s okay. A lot of people ask this quietly. And if it helps: people who’ve had near-death experiences or come back after being declared clinically dead often say the moment itself is peaceful — not scary.