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What has your experience of death taught you? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm in a line of work where I see death very very often.

I don't know what I've learned from it. Besides that it's coming. I also know there are things worse than death. Often, in the end, people/families can't accept it, and they end up uselessly suffering.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I suspect the suffering is often compounded by certain cultural beliefs and practices, that (arguably) have less healthy outlooks on death or approaches to grieving. Western countries rooted in puritanical belief systems immediately come to mind.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Absolutely. Especially those who believe in miracles.