“A realistic expectation also demands our acceptance that one's allotted time on earth must be limited to an allowance consistent with the continuity of our species... We die so that the world may continue to live. We have been given the miracle of life because trillions and trillions of living things have prepared the way for us and then have died-in a sense, for us. We die, in turn, so that others may live. The tragedy of a single individual becomes, in the balance of natural things, the triumph of ongoing life.”
Quote by Sherwin B. Nuland
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Sherwin B. Nuland
Sherwin B. Nuland (December 8, 1930 - March 3, 2014) was an American surgeon, author, and medical ethicist. A professor emeritus at Yale School of Medicine, he gained worldwide recognition for his exploration of death and dying. His bestselling book "How We Die" won the National Book Award and profoundly influenced public understanding of mortality and end-of-life care. more
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