Death : The Unknown Unknown
Death can be considered as a known, unknown. Although all humans know that they will die one day, but no one knows what happens after death as they cant experience it. Death can also be considered as an unknown, known as we may be completely wrong of whatever we think we know about death. Thus, in actual death is truly an unknown, unknown. Lets consider the below aspects of death:
- Mystery of death
- Concept of death in eastern culture
- Dying gracefully
- The way forward looking at death
To begin with, it is said, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live”
- Mystery of death
The most peculiar thing about human being is that although we know that people and beings are dying every day around us yet we think it won’t happen to us as we dream and think and work. If life gives us identity, death takes that away in a moment like a drop of water in a hot pan. After life is gone from the body every person is only called ‘the body’. No one knows from where existence came from and where it goes. In between, we have this interplay of experience between pain and pleasure. We put efforts to minimize pain and maximize pleasure and in the process create friends and enemies.