... the case when speaking of the prospect of one's own death. This discomfort is shown even in the euphemisms people use such as 'sleep, pass away and rest', rather than the word death itself. . Our societies have banished 'death' from their vocabulary, we have promoted happiness and material possession, and any divergence from them is judged to be problematic or unnatural. "Death has become unnameable. Everything henceforth goes on as if neither I nor those dear to me are any longer mortal. Technically, we might admit that we will die...But really, at heart we feel we are non-mortals. And surprise! Our life is not as a result gladdened!" Aries1 Life expectancy has increased, people expect to live to an older age and many will plan for it, however much less consideration is given to death. It has become a word many have come to fear and even deny. Robert Futon ...

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