There is a natural human desire to survive and live forever, but all life eventually comes to an end. Life by definition includes death although some exceptions like cancer cells and Tardigrades are found in nature. I believe that when we die, it means the end of our existence hence I do not believe in an afterlife. For a long time, this made me sad, since I grew up Christian and thinking there is a heaven. More recently, I see death as a positive thing nowadays, since it is the end of suffering and the only path to real eternal peace. I do value life more than death and desire to continue to exist, especially for my family who needs me, but I no longer fear death nor see it as a negative as I used to view it. Death is a necessary part of life that we will all go through eventually, so you just have to enjoy life as much as you can while (and if) you have good health. If there is an afterlife, I would guess that there would be suffering there too,...
I am an Afro Latino Puerto Rican Physicist that has traveled to more that 25 countries and love to engage in philosophical thoughts. I love to discuss critically addressing systemic structures and learn from many different fields to combine them and create new ideas. You can learn more about me by visiting my website at www.mrphysicist.com