Death and other inevitables

The death of an admired star always makes me sad. I tend to immortalize these people and take for granted that they are flesh and blood. But like with any news I get about death, it causes a shift in my thinking... How long are we here for?
These are the questions that go through my mind at these times.

• What do I leave behind when I'm gone? Will I just be a Jane Citizen and nobody will really notice much?
  
• Am I living my life better today than I did yesterday? Can I make it better everyday?
  
• Have I learned anything about life and death?
• Do people really go to heaven or is what they say on Torchwood true, there really is nothing out there, just darkness?
• Am I ready to die? (the answer is always no by the way)
• Do I get a life before I die?

Death is inevitable, we all know that, so why do some people live like they're already dead? How do I shake these people out of it, because I can't stand to see them like this. I know I am meant to help, I feel it... it can't be stopped! I don't make the rules it's just how it goes. People may say that it's none of my business, but seriously folks, if we all just walked past people without a kind word or gesture, of course they'll be lost. Maybe all that is needed to start turning a life around is just a few simple words of kindness...
Had this discussion with Mum's Doctor who told me that when someone wants to end their life, there is nothing you can do about it, they will eventually take their own life... spoken like the true cold-hearted asshole that he is - great Doctor, but terrible views on human race... I think he's seen too much death! I like to believe the opposite and nothing will ever change my thinking. I see good in people ALL PEOPLE...I don't like to think of anyone as a lost cause. If you give up before you succeed, then failure is inevitable .