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Jan 22, 2024 · All kidding aside, refusing to think about our plan for death just makes it less likely that things at the end of our lives will go the way we want them to. And of course, we can never have complete control over the circumstances.
The very idea of death changes our thoughts in profound ways. If death is the final taboo, it might not be for much longer. There has, in recent years, been increasing effort to promote...
Nov 19, 2011 · We believe in death because we've been taught we die. Also, of course, because we associate ourselves with our body and we know bodies die. End of story. But biocentrism, a new theory of ...
- There’s a better way to die, and architecture can help. 4 minutes 30 seconds. In this short, provocative talk, architect Alison Killing looks at buildings where death and dying happen -- cemeteries, hospitals, homes.
- What really matters at the end of life. 18 minutes 58 seconds. At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it's simply comfort, respect, love.
- Life that doesn't end with death. 13 minutes 40 seconds. In Tana Toraja, weddings and births aren't the social gatherings that knit society together. In this part of Indonesia, big, raucous funerals are at the center of social life.
- Before I die I want to ... 6 minutes 3 seconds. In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank question: "Before I die I want to ___."
- Identify why you’re worried about having the talk. Hesitation is natural. There are many reasons not to talk about death, especially the death of a parent.
- Say “I need your help.” OK, you’ve accepted that it’s time to talk — but you don’t know how to even begin. Again, this is normal. Goodman suggests a brilliant way to open the conversation.
- Invite them to finish this sentence. To guide the conversation, ask your loved one to complete this sentence for you: “What matters to me at the end of life is …”
- Know that everything won’t get wrapped up in a single discussion. Let your initial talk last as long as it does naturally — without your extending it or steering it.
Sep 2, 2020 · Death—what isn’t there to be afraid of? It’s the ultimate end! But while some people dread death, others accept it as inevitable. So why do some people fear it more than others?
Sep 25, 2014 · He knows what it’s like to be asked by a patient, “Am I dying?” — and what to do when the answer is, “Yes.” A cruel consequence of being alive and aware is the ability to understand that someday it all must end.
