I think the thought you are presenting is ultimately good, but I feel as if the term should be peace, not happiness. I find true happiness can only be enjoyed when holding no regard for death, or as if to forget it altogether and everything else beyond the moment. Happiness being an in the moment sensation, not a prolonged feeling. I feel that feeling would be contentment or as previously stated, peace. Even pleasure in knowing you have all you need would work, but happiness is a extreme high which I do not think can be reached when discussing a low such as death. But I feel if one can appreciate life and accept death they would find peace. Just my opinion.

(just a side note, "embracing death" shows great passion, which would be a very alien notion for a nihilist :D)

I feel as if the term should be peace, not happiness — Dylan Law

I agree.

One of my stepping stones to a harmonious life is the realization there's no death for me.
In all objective meaning, I will die, but I will never be able to experience death.
This realization (or "belief" if you will) came to me after receiving general anaesthetic for surgery.

Afterwards I couldn't recollect any time, space, activity during my unconsciousness how hard I tried.
It was just as if you cut away an hour from a film. And isn't death just permanent unconsciousness?

We "dramatize" death a lot; "I will not be able to be with my loved ones" etc, etc.
You will not be there, much like you're not there in between two thoughts.

“Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Our life has no end in the way in which our visual field has no limits.”

- Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ok I get where y’all coming from. Sometimes peace is equated to happiness. I mean who doesn’t find a peaceful life happy? Then again it’s not the same thing, as mentioned by y’all.

I find true happiness can only be enjoyed when holding no regard for death, or as if to forget it altogether and everything else beyond the moment. — Dylan Law

Agree to disagree, views on death comes in a variety of answers, then again “Momento Mori” is a common saying used to somewhat appreciate life better. Hence my point that embracing the uncertainty of death allows you to treasure the immediate moment.

One of my stepping stones to a harmonious life is the realization there's no death for me.
In all objective meaning, I will die, but I will never be able to experience death.
This realization (or "belief" if you will) came to me after receiving general anaesthetic for surgery. — John Onestrand

Haha I never thought of it this way. People always group death as an experience but what it actually is the end of the experience of life.

So lemme rephrase it:
The moment you’re able to appreciate your existence while also embracing death is where you’ll find peace.

I think “embracing death” is fuzzy as to what that actually means. Accepting it as opposed to resisting it or being in denial of it? Finding comfort in it? But regardless, I think the human psyche is set up in such a way that peace or other positive states will be experienced regardless of personal perspectives, beliefs, etc. It isn’t like only those who embrace death experience peace. I don’t know your personal background, but I’d venture to say that as a child you didn’t embrace death, yet experienced peace, at least at times.

From my understanding, one is unable to fear death while feeling peace. Maybe embracing death isn’t such an appropriate term, accepting may be the better term. Haha but embracing death comes from my somewhat absurdist or nihilistic view. But yes you do bring out a great point, there are many ways to get to your goals be it peace or other things and depending on your beliefs it’ll show through your actions. Hence from what I’ve said, you could infer that I have an absurd mindset, where I somewhat embrace death in some form of masochism lol.

From my understanding, one is unable to fear death while feeling peace. — Josh Lee

Maybe not, but I don’t know if gearing death is the only alternative to embracing it. It’s possible to be indifferent. Honestly, that’s probably how I would describe my feelings regarding it specifically. What I mean is I do have anxieties about knowing I’m about to die, and the pain involved in dying, and about possibly not having the opportunity to express my feelings to those I love, or share positive experiences with them, or achieve things I would like to achieve. But simply being dead doesn’t really make me feel anything, it’s the process of dying that’s fearful or concerning.

It’s possible to be indifferent. — Pinprick

Yes I agree with this, this is possibly an alternative to embracing death.
Your explanation is quite logical, most people fear the unknown and death will forever be something that’s unexplainable. Like give me a person who can describe the experience lol.

The earlier without the latter is where we wish to be, however this is impossible due to the fact that we will face suffering later on.
The latter without the earlier is what nihilism seems like, where they await the demise of their life. — Josh Lee

I would not use happiness but peace,

Hence I somewhat conclude, when you’re able to embrace death as the end to your suffering while also appreciating the fact that you’ve existed. Being able to balance these ideas is where you can rebel against the fact that “life has an ulterior meaning” while also living life as it is. — Josh Lee

Why would you appreciate the fact of you existing? why would you do that may I ask?

Anywho what you're saying is correct, but I'd say the longing for living and life in Camus' works is a clear manifestation of his will to live, so the fact that someone lives would be meaningless to appreciate or not, and peace would be hard to find in the suffering found in that one life.

I would not use happiness but peace, — Augustusea

Addresses that earlier on.

Why would you appreciate the fact of you existing? why would you do that may I ask?
Anywho what you're saying is correct, but I'd say the longing for living and life in Camus' works is a clear manifestation of his will to live, so the fact that someone lives would be meaningless to appreciate or not, and peace would be hard to find in the suffering found in that one life. — Augustusea

This is somewhat referenced from Albert Camus “A Happy Death”. When the man was facing death, he appreciates the fact that he existed and that somewhat gave his life some meaning.

This is somewhat referenced from Albert Camus “A Happy Death”. When the man was facing death, he appreciates the fact that he existed and that somewhat gave his life some meaning. — Josh Lee

I fail to see the meaning in death truly, its why I kind of disagree with Camus and Sartre on a lot of stuff, they still manage to try to fit in some sort of meaning, when I believe there would never be.