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It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it. ”
Death is staring too long into the burning sun and the relief of entering a cool, dark room. ”
When we grow older and begin to realize that our omnipotence is really not so omnipotent, that our strongest wishes are not powerful enough to make the impossible possible, the fear that we have contributed to the death of a loved one diminishes - and with it, the guilt. ”
People after death become complete again. The blind can see, the deaf can hear, cripples are no longer crippled after all their vital signs have ceased to exist. ”