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I think the specialization of our society has really cost us in terms of becoming acquainted with death. My career path (military, medicine, pathology) has brou
by killjoywashere 9y ago
I think the specialization of our society has really cost us in terms of becoming acquainted with death. My career path (military, medicine, pathology) has brought me in closer contact with death than most. And I'm a huge fan of Stoicism. Have read everything from Epictetus, Seneca, Aurelius. The act of witnessing death, the event itself, has had a profound centering effect. Be careful with the arrow of causality here.
Thinking about death is probably not that healthy of an idea. But exposing yourself to death is probably quite valuable. Consider volunteering at a hospital or nursing home, or even an animal shelter.
- enkid 9y agoThinking about death in a healthy way is a good idea, which is what exposing yourself to it would do.
- Tossrock 9y agoYour comment, and this piece reminded me a lot of one I read about the perception of death in Bhutan[1]: “Rich people in the West, they have not touched dead bodies, fresh wounds, rotten things. This is a problem. This is the human condition. We have to be ready for the moment we cease to exist.” [1]:http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150408-bhutans-dark-secret-to-happiness http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150408-bhutans-dark-secret...