Of Death is an essay written by Francis Bacon. The essay was originally published 1612 and expanded in 1625. Of Death explore the theme that we should not fear death and accept it as natural part of life.
Of Death Summary By Francis Bacon

Summary of “Of Death” By Francis Bacon
The story of essay begins with Bacon who is comparing death with darkness, he say the way children fear darkness, in the same way mature person fear death. The way people fill children heart with fear for darkness by telling them darkness stories, is the same way they fill mature person heart with fear for death by telling them death stories. It is natural thing to think about death, everyone thinks about it but thinking about it calmly is the sign of intelligent people.
But fearing death is foolishness. The biggest weakness person has in his heart is fear of death. There is a saying, fear of death is more dangerous than death. Death is not as scary as people have made it. Death is not an enemy for those who have people to cry after their death. Death plays an important role, some people like it while some fear it.
The people who like death are the people who are suffering from painful diseases and pray for death while lying on bed. Sometimes people goes through a situation where death is like a freedom for them. The people whose life are filled with sorrows and suffering they just want to die because death can give them relief from their endless pain. The people who live life with no excitement and action, sometimes they also pray for death because they get bored with their life.
The people who knows that they have people to cry after their death doesn’t fear death. They accept death with smile. Death is natural part of life but it is very painful when people die in young age. Like Soldiers who sometimes die at young age while protecting their country. Soldiers sacrifice their life for their country.
We should not fear death as it is a part of life. If you are born then you would die. You can’t escape death, no one can, so we should accept it as part of life. Death is not bad it depends on the people. It depends on their mindset whether they accept it or fear it. If you want to die happily, live your life to the fullest. Live your life in such a way that you will have no regrets when you die.