It is in the nature of the human condition to experience a “life” which ultimately culminates in an ill defined and poorly understood state of being known as “death”. The only solace life seems to offer us is that, at least up until death, we may look back upon it.Although the transition from a “life” state of being to a “death” state of being tends to be associated with huge sadness and trepidation, it is above all else its inevitability which makes us what we are…The certainty of our ultimate transition can be ignored in the course of a busy, stressful, exploitative life, but in the home straight it is an equaliser beyond compare or reproach…
It is in the nature of the human condition to experience a “life” which ultimately culminates in an ill defined and poorly understood state of being known as “death”. The only solace life seems to offer us is that, at least up until death, we may look back upon it.Although the transition from a “life” state of being to a “death” state of being tends to be associated with huge sadness and trepidation, it is above all else its inevitability which makes us what we are…The certainty of our ultimate transition can be ignored in the course of a busy, stressful, exploitative life, but in the home straight it is an equaliser beyond compare or reproach…
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