Death, the end of life
Knowing that everything ends at any moment should allow us to live life fully, with our feet on the ground, without getting overwhelmed by small daily frustrations. It is important to accept that we are born to live and we live to die, but not because we have done...
Death through literature
There is a wide list of publications where the central theme may be death directly or the decline of life, old age and death, how to face grief, life after death.
In this sense we can mention the Swiss-American writer Elizabeth Kübler-Ross (1926 – 2004), who wrote several books dealing with the aforementioned issues.
Thanatophobia, fear of death
Almost everybody feels fear of death; no one wants to die or face the death of a loved one, the pet. Nevertheless, death is inevitable. The physical body reaches a point where the cells start to die and the functioning of every organ gets slower and finally stop. It...
Showing respect for the mourners
It is easy to understand the feelings of sadness, loss and dejection in the person who has lost a loved one. The mourners cry, express discomfort and get stressed very easily, and this is normal. People around the mourner get worried about his wellbeing, his health,...