We all spend tons of money on learning how to live and be happy, but seldom do we think about learning the Art of Dying.
The larger point of debate is, is Dying an Art or a Science?
Death and Dying are the two most fearful words in life, yet we don’t want to read the chapter about Dying, fortunately or unfortunately it’s the concluding chapter of the same book.
I don’t know how many people have faced Death? But then Google is there to give insights about how people’s mindset changes after meeting Death face to face.
Dying is no different from living; some of us die everyday and probably every minute, yet we get up the next morning to do the 9-5 rat race.
A few live a living death, whilst most people see death as the other side of the coin and keep playing the Russian roulette, to be honest, I don’t know who is right or wrong.
When death comes calling it’s an invitation to the beginning of the end, yet we fear it so much that we don’t let go of the breath, I guess that’s the connection between Life and Death.
Death is like the fear of bungee jumping or being claustrophobic or falling from the sky without a parachute, but then if one has faced near death, then I guess our outlook towards life changes…
When we leave the physical body we feel fear, which is natural as part of human nature, but then the difference between Human fear and Animal Fear is different. It’s the consciousness and the guilt which makes mortal humans fear death because animals do not overthink about Death and Dying..
Do we fear Death due to the pain associated with it or do we fear the pain associated with Death especially leaving our loved ones without taking care of them? I guess it’s the fear of leaving our parents and our children and not knowing how they will survive without us…
Death is typically seen as an end to our pitiful lives, but then, is Life possible without Death?
Death is beautiful because it’s a new journey to the unknown yet most of us fear the unknown, but then, we typically associate the unknown with fear and Death..
What if, dying was a choice and a free will? I wonder how many people would choose between Life and Death?
Pankaj Mehrotra
