Mauryandi: There's something very, very, very sad about somebody dying alone and lonely. The combination is horrific, but if you have loved ones in your life who care for you it's still a good thing to me. And I think a lot of people hate that idea, by the way, if they don't believe in God, the idea that people would pray for them they find it offensive. He says we need to practice receiving the burden that others impose on us.
Physician and author Lydia Dugdale wants to teach us a better way to die. She argues that this will help us find a better way to live. Listen as she discusses her book, The Lost Art of Dying, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts.