If people in their 20s had more death awareness, would that in fact temper their ambition or drive? My hunch is yes. It would certainly do something for those who are most ruthless, who tend to make others most miserable. Some sort of greater awareness of their own finiteness and what their time on earth really is, and what they really want to do with their lives, could help improve them.
Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dignity and eminence. . . and more than this, the inv… - Irvin D. Yalom
Religion has everything on its side: revelation, prophecies, government protection, the highest dignity and eminence. . . and more than this, the inv…
- Irvin D. Yalom
Living safely is dangerous. - Irvin D. Yalom
Living safely is dangerous.
Live your life to the fullest; and then, and only then, die. Don't leave any unlived life behind. - Irvin D. Yalom
Live your life to the fullest; and then, and only then, die. Don't leave any unlived life behind.
The more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety. - Irvin D. Yalom
The more unlived your life, the greater your death anxiety.
Every person must choose how much truth he can stand. - Irvin D. Yalom
Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.
Love is not just a passion spark between two people; there is infinite difference between falling in love and standing in love. Rather, love is a way… - Irvin D. Yalom
Love is not just a passion spark between two people; there is infinite difference between falling in love and standing in love. Rather, love is a way…
Only the wounded healer can truly heal. (97) - Irvin D. Yalom
Only the wounded healer can truly heal. (97)
Self-awareness is a supreme gift, a treasure as precious as life. This is what makes us human. But it comes with a costly price: the wound of mortali… - Irvin D. Yalom
Self-awareness is a supreme gift, a treasure as precious as life. This is what makes us human. But it comes with a costly price: the wound of mortali…
Absolute power, as we have always known, corrupts absolutely; it corrupts because it does not do the trick for the individual. Reality always creeps … - Irvin D. Yalom
Absolute power, as we have always known, corrupts absolutely; it corrupts because it does not do the trick for the individual. Reality always creeps …
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