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Stephen Jenkinson - Die Wise: How to Understand the Meaning of Death

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Embracing Death: A Cultural and Historical Perspective

This chapter explores the societal pressure to live up to future potential, leading to anxiety about death, critiquing North American culture's focus on competence. It discusses the importance of cultural and ancestral roots in how people approach death, challenging the modern idea of personalizing death. The narrative emphasizes the consequences of evading the reality of death and the significance of accepting mortality as a natural and essential aspect of existence.

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