#812 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday December 7)
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Good morning, I have been thinking a lot about our strange relationship with death. As opposed to “olden days,’ when people generally would die at home surrounded by family and friends, in 80% of all cases death now occurs in the sterile, cold environment of a hospital, with incessant interruptions, tests, and beeping devices. When someone dies, the body quickly is whisked away. We choose to avert our glance to death, which consumes us all but need not interfere with our sense that time somehow will spare us.
#812 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday December 7)
#812 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday…
#812 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Thursday December 7)
Good morning, I have been thinking a lot about our strange relationship with death. As opposed to “olden days,’ when people generally would die at home surrounded by family and friends, in 80% of all cases death now occurs in the sterile, cold environment of a hospital, with incessant interruptions, tests, and beeping devices. When someone dies, the body quickly is whisked away. We choose to avert our glance to death, which consumes us all but need not interfere with our sense that time somehow will spare us.