This is my 336th post about death and dying on this blog. And I am now into the final month of this yearlong project. I am amazed and grateful that I get to contemplate dying so intentionally and comfortably before it is happening. I know that I will not always be up for this work.…
This is my 336th post about death and dying on this blog. And I am now into the final month of this yearlong project. I am amazed and grateful that I get to contemplate dying so intentionally and comfortably before it is happening. I know that I will not always be up for this work. Some friends of mine, while they have been hospitalized or sick, have testified to me that it is not possible for them to read and think about death under such circumstances. It seems too raw and too sad. This makes sense. We have investment accounts and retirement savings so that we do not need to think and worry too much about money later in life. It seems worthwhile to store away reflection on the last things and to build an accounting of what matters ultimately when we are young and healthy so that we do not need to worry about this so much when we are sick or dying.
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