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To begin, it is necessary to pause for a moment and reflect on ones own
attitude in relation to death and dying. ... Yet, even then, when death
threatens us personally, or anyone for whom we hold great affection, the
emotional component comes into play and the objective death becomes a
very real and intense experience.
First of all, the inevitability of death, although intellectually known, meets
with resistance and constant denial. ...
In summation, the object is to present an expanded awareness that offers
new opportunities for addressing ones life and death with reason, dignity,
compassion and a personal power that belies a seemingly helpless position.
Naturally, we resist death. ...
Furthermore, dont we get excited whenever we hear of, or personally
observe miraculous remissions, returns from the brink of death, supernatural
strengths and heroisms that challenge the human mind? Such experiences
retold, awaken in most a sense that death can be circumvented, foiled or at
the least, postponed by our willingness and determination to live, despite so
called insurmountable odds. ... Death is conferred
upon us as powerfully and unarguably, as life. ... As parents, there is a powerful tendency to avoid the subject of a childs
death. At the least, parents live in the juxtaposition of chronically fearing the
death of their children, while denying to that same child that they, the parent
will ever leave their child.
Nonetheless, death forces that move. ...
In aging too, the resistance to acknowledging death is still common, although
there is a greater willingness on the part of the aged to discuss it. ... Perhaps declining
strengths, energy, enthusiasm or interest in the future contributes to a
willingness to address death. ... Even in hospitals, hospice workers will report that many families
argue to the death, that the ill person will recover - often arguing it with the
dying person. ... Knowing that death is part
of living, why are preparations not addressed and maintained by Self during
life? ... Obviously, we are not generally informed as to when death will
visit. ... Irrespective of your
position in the death experience does it not seem natural to address such a
significant happening before being caught up in the drama of the moment?
Approximate Word count = 1718
Approximate Pages = 6.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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