maybe, maybe not.. i think that the two fears that i have are petty, and unrealistic. i mean, all my life, ppl have hurt me, sooo i don't think that waking up on my death bed, and realizing that im alone might not be so bad, and in the same sence, i'd be alone because all the ppl that i love have passed on before me. the other fear, waking up and realizing that i have failed, isn't realistic, either, because i am a good person, and i know that i might still have time to make a mistake and not beable to make it right, but i have ppl that love me, so i can't totally fail... i have succedded in friendship. corny, i know. but i do agree with you. its not just a human instinct, is animal, and humans are born with the fight or flight encoded in the primitive part of their brains, just like any other animal.. but that's also there with the instict to prtect what's your's, and to reproduce... so that should tell you alot.. lol