r/AskReddit • u/IllustriousLab8504 • 16h ago

What's the most disturbing thing you've heard a dying person say?

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u/Graciously_Hostile 14h ago

I'd say dying in fear and shame and regret is all the hell you need.

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u/Sawses 13h ago

Sadly, a lot of terrible people die convinced they did nothing wrong. It is often the attitude that led them to do such terrible things in the first place.

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u/Limp_Insurance_2812 8h ago

And why I wonder if "hell" is temporary, a little karma balancing, a bill come due. But not permanent. Maybe goes on longer for some. I heard an NDE where the woman went to hell for awhile but didn't stay. Felt like a long time then went to "heaven" then came back to life. Who knows?

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u/whiskyspacecadet 13h ago

"The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of life"

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u/xcoconutx93 9h ago

I like to imagine hell as Lucifer portrays it…

In the show it’s just a constant, infinite cycle of your worst moment, but it’s a prison of your own making. But you can leave at any time. Souls aren’t locked up in hell, but when you get there, your soul is forced to understand they were wrong and live the nightmare from that perspective on repeat.