Of all things in this life that we attempt to control, death is something that, no matter how long we try to put it off, it will eventually happen, to everyone.
Since it is an experience that we all will share one day, why is speaking of death, especially one's own, considered not only morbid, but evidence of mental instability? To deny one's own mortality would seem, to me, to be a more blazon sign of an individual's inability to fully grasp reality.
We easily speak of life, dreams and goals, but hesitate to acknowledge the one thread that ties every person on this planet together... death. Maybe if we spoke more about it, the material things that we fight and struggle for in this life could be viewed more clearly. And the true gifts that we have...love and friendship, would be put back at the top of our "things to do while I'm here" list.
What do you think?
2007-01-28
00:48:15
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