Death

I guess the thought of dying crosses my mind more everytime I watch a movie that involves someone dying. Not the dying which is corny ...e.g. boy meets girl, falls in love..boy develops cancer...dies...and other variations. Im NOT saying dying of cancer is corny..rather...that story is so overused.
I watched Hero today, I think it displays patriotism to the highest degree. But I guess it all boils down to the question, what would you die for? Yourself? A loved one? Your country? An ideal? A friend? Your faith?
Also, I just have an inkling that life truly is pointless if one doesn't believe in a God. Isn't life to most people a string of goal seeking and self fulfilment? When you're a child your goal is to avoid punishment from your parents, e.g. eating vegetables, attending school, staying out of fights, drugs, alcohol, respecting others.
When you're a teenager, your objective would probably be go university, or get a diploma, apprenticeship, army, job, bum...? Maybe once you're through that phase,
you'll seek more..like getting the nicer car, buying that bigger house, hosting the bigger party, using the newer cell phone...does the list end?
Even when you're older, it'll be touring the latest hot spot, visiting places, getting the better seat in a performance, dining in a better place.
So when you die, you'll probably feel like you've accomplished a lot. After all, you've done all these things...yes...let me repeat that..T H I N G S. Is that all life is? A string of events, memories, activities, routines, ..THINGS?