https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/us/memento-mori-nun.html

This strikes me as something to give serious consideration to in a world that spends so much mental energy and material goods trying to deny or resist this reality.

I think the observation about how thanks to modern medicine and other developments many of us no longer experience death as part of our day to day lives is insightful.

I also think this quote from the article is the main takeaway:

" Sister Aletheia rejects any suggestion that the practice is morbid. Suffering and death are facts of life; focusing only on the "bright and shiny" is superficial and inauthentic. "We try to suppress the thought of death, or escape it, or run away from it because we think that's where we'll find happiness," she said. "But it's actually in facing the darkest realities of life that we find light in them.""

Thanks. I enjoyed that read.

I believe a lot of the fear associated with COVID came from people facing the fact all of us are going to die. They had never even thought of their own death before.

I am 66 years old and remember as a kid that my older relatives had a much better grasp of death and accepted it as just a part of life and going to be with the Lord. Seemed to be much better prepared for sudden tragedy and stronger mentally when facing death.

We could learn a lot from this.

Derm, do you think the medical field has a better grounding in accepting death than other industries?

dermdoc said:

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Thanks. I enjoyed that read.

I believe a lot of the fear associated with COVID came from people facing the fact all of us are going to die. They had never even thought of their own death before.

I am 66 years old and remember as a kid that my older relatives had a much better grasp of death and accepted it as just a part of life and going to be with the Lord. Seemed to be much better prepared for sudden tragedy and stronger mentally when facing death.

We could learn a lot from this.

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Completely agree.

I don't agree with her statements. The bible is clear that everyone is resurrected for the second death. It is not until the second death that people actually die.

one MEEN Ag said:

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Derm, do you think the medical field has a better grounding in accepting death than other industries?

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Probably. All I know is when a patient dies on the or table the room empties really fast. Same thing in the er.

codker92 said:

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I don't agree with her statements. The bible is clear that everyone is resurrected for the second death. It is not until the second death that people actually die.

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I am sure theologically she would agree with you.

I think most people never really think they are going to die or they avoid thinking about it. I believe if they did that they would live their lives differently.

And some might even consider putting their faith in Jesus.