Having grown up thinking I'd live forever, it's kind of sad to lose that with a decision to stop being a witness. But reality shows me that people are born and they die. People who've never listened to the witnesses don't have that hope, so they don't have that feeling of loss like some of us do. They just accept that this is their life to enjoy and go about enjoying it.
BUT, other religions believe in heaven as the afterlife, or reincarnation. It seems it's human nature to want to live forever, not anything remotely greedy. I don't think anyone wants to die, we merely accept it as happening.
I feel sad for all the years I wasted believing that the end was near and not making future plans because I'd been told 'armageddon is just around the corner' or 'don't go on that holiday, the great tribulation might break out when you're away'. I'm tired of living in fear. I want to wake up everyday thinking 'this is a beautiful day!' and not having to think 'gee armageddon might come tomorrow'.