Why is it So Hard to Accept Death?
Tonia N. Adams
Death, the ever-present thought of an ending we either try to avoid, pursue to an end, push down to pretend, or accept its inevitability. It’s the root of existential philosophies and the outcome of life on earth. We use it as a motivator to live well, the time we have, or to justify choices we might otherwise not have made. I’ve seen it up close as it pulls its prey into its mouth, its suspecting victim willing and resistant to what lies beyond and its audience left helpless to prevent. As I write this article, I have now lived over a decade longer than my mother had on earth. I...
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