This is it. The casket lid begins to quietly close Your insides open and yell. Your memories are now all you have. There will be nothing new. Your last look, your last touch The beginning of your tears. This is it. Beliefs attempt to comfort You cling to thoughts of a future hope You will […]
Today’s guest post is written by Chad Harris: The presidency of the United States often seems like a job filled with perks, and we so often think of the man and the office as a single entity. They often have to lead the nation in its grief response to tragedy – after all, to whom […]
1. Dead bodies can APPEAR to have hair and finger/toe nail growth. This is moreso a technicality. The hair and nails don’t actually grow, but when the body begins to shrivel away (after decomposition), the skin shrinks back, exposing more hair and more finger/toe nails. 2. Defecation Your muscles relax and anything that you may or may […]
Today’s guest post is written by Michael Perice Death is scary, and even members of society with requisite training and experience (including funeral directors, therapists, and clergy) sometimes have trouble processing the death of a loved one. So, why should people in their 20’s take the time to educate themselves about death? I mean, who […]
For Ernest Becker, the idea of transference is central to understanding the human condition. We are fallible and finite, destined to death and our works are destined to destruction. In order to escape these bleak, nihilistic prospects, humanity must find a person or object to which we can transfer our fear of death. A parent, […]