Embracing Mortality:

If you have read Part one- I encourage you to do so HERE- then come back to read Part two.

Western culture tends to tuck death away. Death is rarely a conversation topic. Unfortunately, not discussing our death has become a cultural norm and is not helpful in times of tragedy. It does not prepare us in any way for our own inevitable death. But when we are mentally and emotionally prepared for the death of any kind, we can cope with it much better.

Talking is Good

Conversing around the dinner table about death and dying prepares us and our family for the inevitable, however distasteful we might find it. There are many other cultures where death is part of living and is celebrated in ways that support good mental health, and we should learn from them. None of us can be prepared for sudden death. However, we can prepare for the eventuality that our loved ones and ourselves will eventually die one day.

My Experience with Funerals

Over the last 40 years, I have conducted countless funerals and supported many grieving families. I have found that those who have left instructions for their funeral are more likely to be openly and naturally at ease with death than those who don’t prepare.

It is evident to me that those people who have prepared for their funerals mentally and emotionally, and taken some action, like choosing their funeral service. In this case, the loved ones left behind can cope far better than those without prior arrangements for the death.

I know this subject goes against our cultural grain, but we would be doing our loved ones a great favour if we did talk about death and dying. And this is an act of love because it will be a considerable weight off our loved one’s shoulders when we die.

I’ve also met dozens of people who have been left in substantial financial debt, or their estate has been left in massive disarray due to a loved one’s death.

Put Your Affairs in Order

If we love our loved ones, we will get our affairs in order not to overburden our family at the time of our death. There is no age limit on this. Whether you are young or old, drawing up a will, arranging insurance, and making funeral arrangements will support your family through a tragic time.

I know death is not the best subject in the world, but it must be addressed calmly and naturally. None of us likes to think we will be no more one day. But our children need to be taught so they will be open to all possibilities.

However, the Christian hopes that life will continue beyond this world in another form and dimension called heaven. Having this point of view and assurance that our life will continue after our death, life and death take on a completely different hue.

Death is no longer the scary big boogie man that must be ignored at all costs, but a fact of life with hope for today and an eternal future.

None of us wishes to face the reality of death, particularly in our Western culture, where we tend to tuck it away, and it is never a topic of conversation. Unfortunately, not discussing what will happen in our death has become a cultural norm and is not helpful in times of tragedy. When we are mentally and emotionally prepared for an event, we can cope much better than when we are not.

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