Most near-death experiences are pleasant, but others are deeply frightening. There is no death - at least, not as we think of it. Death is not oblivion. Death is like falling asleep or like waking up. We leave one state of consciousness and enter another.
Death means dying to the physical world.
It also means being born into the spirit world. When we are born into this physical world, we fall asleep and forget who we really are. When we are born into the spirit world, we awaken and remember who we really are. The only thing we take with us at death is the love we have given away while on earth. Death is one of the most important lessons that must be learned by those who are affected by it.