“The fear of death is why we build cathedrals, have children, declare war, and watch cat videos online at three a.m.” HumorDeathCultureDeath And DyingCat Videos Book:Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory Source: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory
“A culture that denies death is a barrier to achieving a good death. Overcoming our fears and wild misconceptions about death will be no small task, but we shouldn't forget how quickly other cultural prejudices--racism, sexism, homophobia--have begun to topple in the recent past. It is high time death had its own moment of truth.” DeathCultureCulture Critique Book:Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory Source: Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory