Larry Samuel, Ph.D., the author of Death American Style: A Cultural History of Dying in America, has written a fascinating article for Psychology Today. Here's an excerpt:
"The breadth and depth of death as a subject is truly astounding, its cultural history vividly illustrates. Not just the end of life, death is woven into many aspects of it, especially some of its most memorable moments. Indeed, a good number of our seminal, defining experiences have to do with the loss of a loved one; these events often stick with us for the remainder of our own lives. Death is really about life, if you think about it, a constant reminder to make the most of the time we have."
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