In America, burial means an embalmed body in a heavy-duty casket with a vault built over it, so that the ground doesn't settle. That body is encased in many layers of denial.
From Caitlin Doughty
Going around not fully believing that you're going to die is really problematic because it affects how you think about the future of the planet, about the future of your own life, about the decisions you're making.
Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it's good for you.
I was fascinated by mortality. Most people are, even if they don't admit it.
I am a mortician who tells you that you don't necessarily need a mortician.
Death in its natural state can be very beautiful. When you think about a body that's died of natural causes - family taking care of it - all of that is very beautiful.
The definition of 'morbid' is an unhealthy preoccupation with death. Unfortunately, there's no word to mean the perfectly healthy preoccupation with death, which is what I have.
I've worked very hard to become comfortable with how death works and why it happens. I now know that death isn't out to get me.
I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
If we ignore our death, we end up just going around completely oblivious to why we do the things we do!
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