To will the obligatory in relation to death is to fall in line with the major immutable cycles of Nature, especially human nature, and to understand that (whether or not there is a purpose or meaning to life or a life of the spirit beyond the life of the body) no one, absolutely no one, escapes being finite and mortal. And knowing this, and then to accept it, to will it, and not to be in an unnecessary state of angst or rebellion or terror over it.
To will the obligatory in relation to death is to fall in line with the major immutable cycles of Nature, especially human nature, and to understand … - Edwin S. Shneidman
To will the obligatory in relation to death is to fall in line with the major immutable cycles of Nature, especially human nature, and to understand …
- Edwin S. Shneidman
Each suicidal drama occurs in the mind of a unique individual. - Edwin S. Shneidman
Each suicidal drama occurs in the mind of a unique individual.
There is no single best kind of death. A good death is one that is "appropriate" for that person. It is a death in which the hand of the way of dying… - Edwin S. Shneidman
There is no single best kind of death. A good death is one that is "appropriate" for that person. It is a death in which the hand of the way of dying…
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have. - Edwin S. Shneidman
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have.
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to co… - Edwin S. Shneidman
Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to co…
Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things; but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life,… - Edwin S. Shneidman
Death--some form of termination--is the universal ending of all living things; but only man, by virtue of his verbally reportable introspective life,…
Hindsight is not only clearer than perception-in-the-moment but also unfair to those who actually lived through the moment. - Edwin S. Shneidman
Hindsight is not only clearer than perception-in-the-moment but also unfair to those who actually lived through the moment.
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