Death is staring too long into the burning sun and the relief of entering a cool, dark room.
Elisabeth Kubler-RossRead
Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life.
Interpretation
Embracing the inevitability of death can provide valuable insights into how we live our lives.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross emphasizes that understanding and accepting death as a natural part of life allows individuals to grow and gain wisdom that can be shared with others. Instead of fearing death, those who confront it can lead lives rich in meaning and teach others about the significance of existence.
In practice
During a speech on personal growth, you might share this quote to illustrate the importance of facing fears.
Death is staring too long into the burning sun and the relief of entering a cool, dark room.
The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not "get over" the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.
The simple life on the farm was everything to me. Nothing was more relaxing after a long plane flight than to reach the winding driveway that led up to my house. The quiet of the night was more soothing than a sleeping pill.
The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only others but ourselves as well.
There is no joy without hardship. If not for death, would we appreciate life? If not for hate, would we know the ultimate goal is love? At these moments you can either hold on to negativity and look for blame, or you can choose to heal and keep on loving.
We're put here on Earth to learn our own lessons. No one can tell you what your lessons are; it is part of your personal journey to discover them. On these journeys we may be given a lot, or just a little bit, of the things we must grapple with, but never more than we can handle.
Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once.
Faced with having to change our views or prove that there is no need to do so, most of us immediately get busy on the proof.
Let us remember that a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend. It can be so, sometimes.
Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.
Back in the thirties we were told we must collectivize the nation because the people were so poor. Now we are told we must collectivize the nation because the people are so rich.
The explorer who will not come back or send back his ships to tell his tale is not an explorer, only an adventurer; and his sons are born in exile.
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